Work addiction among employees and self-employed workers: An investigation based on the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale

The increasing interest in work addiction is connected to recent changes in the work culture and work habits. Despite this interest, knowledge pertaining to this phenomenon and measures to assess it are still limited. This study aims to contribute by examining the psychometric features of the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, a unidimensional scale based on the perspective of addiction. The research method consisted in two steps: in the first cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of 1,035 workers filled in a self-report questionnaire; the second step was a two-wave longitudinal study that involved a convenience sample of 292 workers. Results confirmed the psychometric properties of the scale across employees and self-employed groups. Moreover, results showed a significantly higher level of work addiction among self-employed workers than employees. This study provides support for the evaluation of workaholism in the Italian context among different kind of professions. peerReviewed publishedVersion

当前学界对工作成瘾的关注度持续攀升，这与近年来职场文化及工作习惯的变革紧密相关。尽管关注度不断提升，但目前学界对该现象的认知及其评估工具仍较为有限。本研究旨在通过检验基于成瘾视角构建的单维度量表——卑尔根工作成瘾量表（Bergen Work Addiction Scale）意大利语版的心理测量学特征，为该领域研究提供实证支撑。本研究采用两步法开展：第一步为横断面研究，招募1035名职场人士作为方便样本完成自陈式问卷；第二步为两波追踪研究，纳入292名职场人士作为方便样本参与。研究结果证实，该量表在雇员与自主创业者群体中均具备良好的心理测量学属性；此外，结果显示自主创业者的工作成瘾水平显著高于雇员。本研究可为意大利语境下不同职业群体的工作成瘾评估提供实证支持。同行评议已发表版本