This article addresses the stable tendency of excessive and compulsive working (ie,
workaholism). The main aim is to provide an updated oversight of the research area related …

Workaholism and work engagement can be depicted, respectively, as the pathological and
the healthy form of heavy work investment. In spite of their different definitions and outcomes …

Empirical research on workaholism has been hampered by a lack of consensus regarding
the definition and appropriate measurement of the construct. In the present study, we first …

Andreassen, CS, Griffiths, MD, Hetland, J. & Pallesen, S.(2012). Development of a work
addiction scale. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 53, 265–272. Research into excessive …

Workaholism has become an increasingly popular area for empirical study. However, most
studies examining the prevalence of workaholism have used non-representative samples …

The concept of work-life balance derives from the vision that professional life and personal
life are two elements that balance each other synergistically in the development of an …

Background Primary healthcare professionals report high levels of distress and burnout. A
new model of burnout has been developed to differentiate three clinical subtypes:'frenetic',' …

Job demands typical of the current working environments and negative leadership styles
may be considered unsustainable factors able to decrease workers well-being. Moreover …

In this review, I examine the definition, etiology, measurement, prevention and treatment of
workaholism, based on a systematic search of the literature. While there is some debate …

Aims Recent research has suggested that for some individuals, educational studying may
become compulsive and excessive and lead to 'study addiction'. The present study …