Werkverslaving, een begrip gemeten

Wilmar Schaufeli*, Corine van Wijhe, Maria Peeters, Toon Taris

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Abstract

Work addiction or workaholism is defined as the uncontrollable need to work excessively hard. Based on this definition, the DUWAS (Dutch Workaholism Scale) is introduced, a brief two-dimensional self-report instrument that includes two correlated subscales of five items each: Working Excessively (WE) and Working Compulsively (WC). Using a national Dutch database (n = 11.060) cut-off scores were computed that allow a classification of levels of workaholism. Analyses (n = 1.166) reveal that particularly the combination of high scores on both WE and CW is unfavorable. It is concluded that the DUWAS is a reliable and valid inventory that can, for instance, be used as a screening tool to identify workaholic employees.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-63
Number of pages21
JournalGedrag en Organisatie
Volume24
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Cut off
  • Screening instrument
  • Validation
  • Workaholism

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