The Heart of the Problem: Assessing the Relationship between Workaholism and Health-Related Outcomes
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Workaholism was initially proposed by Oates (1971) to describe “a person whose need for work has become so excessive that it creates a noticeable disturbance or interference with bodily health, personal happiness, and interpersonal relations, and with smooth social functioning” (p. 4). Since the 1970s, this term has undergone phases of conceptualization such as addiction (Ng et al., 2007), syndrome (Aziz & Zickar, 2006), and a multi-dimensional construct (Clark et al., 2020). Substantial research has assessed health outcomes associated with workaholism such as hypercholesterolemia (Aziz et al., 2015), poor BMI (Aziz et al., 2017), and risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disorder (i.e., smoking, alcohol consumption; Thurston et al., 2013). We aim to assess if workaholic employees foresee or worry about negative health outcomes. If our results are significant, we will provide future directions regarding a leader's responsibility to implement effective interventions within organizations. By doing so, we suggest managers can improve employee health and reduce the potential onset of chronic diagnoses. We hypothesize a direct relationship between workaholism and heart anxiety (H1), psychological well-being (H2), work-life balance (H3), and psychological well-being (H4). Based upon potential significant findings, recovery experiences will be tested as a moderator in the relationships between workaholism and heart anxiety (H5) and workaholism and psychological well-being (H6). Furthermore, work-life balance will be tested as a moderator in the relationships between workaholism and heart anxiety (H7) and workaholism and psychological well-being (H8). Variables will be measured with the Multi-Dimensional Workaholism Scale (Clark et al., 2020), Recovery Experience Questionnaire (Sonnentag & Fritz, 2007), Work-Life Balance Assessment (Brough et al., 2014), Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (Eifert et al., 2000), and Ryff’s Consolidated Psychological Well-Being measure (Ryff & Keyes, 1995). A host of personal and occupational demographics will be used to account for the potential influence of extraneous variables. The sample will consist of a random selection of faculty and staff at a southeastern university. An online survey will be administered with the approval of a university-based Survey Review and Oversight Committee. Data analyses will be conducted with correlations and multiple regressions. We will use Hayes (2017) PROCESS to assess the potential influence of moderating relationships.
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
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The Heart of the Problem: Assessing the Relationship between Workaholism and Health-Related Outcomes
Workaholism was initially proposed by Oates (1971) to describe “a person whose need for work has become so excessive that it creates a noticeable disturbance or interference with bodily health, personal happiness, and interpersonal relations, and with smooth social functioning” (p. 4). Since the 1970s, this term has undergone phases of conceptualization such as addiction (Ng et al., 2007), syndrome (Aziz & Zickar, 2006), and a multi-dimensional construct (Clark et al., 2020). Substantial research has assessed health outcomes associated with workaholism such as hypercholesterolemia (Aziz et al., 2015), poor BMI (Aziz et al., 2017), and risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disorder (i.e., smoking, alcohol consumption; Thurston et al., 2013). We aim to assess if workaholic employees foresee or worry about negative health outcomes. If our results are significant, we will provide future directions regarding a leader's responsibility to implement effective interventions within organizations. By doing so, we suggest managers can improve employee health and reduce the potential onset of chronic diagnoses. We hypothesize a direct relationship between workaholism and heart anxiety (H1), psychological well-being (H2), work-life balance (H3), and psychological well-being (H4). Based upon potential significant findings, recovery experiences will be tested as a moderator in the relationships between workaholism and heart anxiety (H5) and workaholism and psychological well-being (H6). Furthermore, work-life balance will be tested as a moderator in the relationships between workaholism and heart anxiety (H7) and workaholism and psychological well-being (H8). Variables will be measured with the Multi-Dimensional Workaholism Scale (Clark et al., 2020), Recovery Experience Questionnaire (Sonnentag & Fritz, 2007), Work-Life Balance Assessment (Brough et al., 2014), Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (Eifert et al., 2000), and Ryff’s Consolidated Psychological Well-Being measure (Ryff & Keyes, 1995). A host of personal and occupational demographics will be used to account for the potential influence of extraneous variables. The sample will consist of a random selection of faculty and staff at a southeastern university. An online survey will be administered with the approval of a university-based Survey Review and Oversight Committee. Data analyses will be conducted with correlations and multiple regressions. We will use Hayes (2017) PROCESS to assess the potential influence of moderating relationships.
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology