Differential effects of workaholism and work engagement on the interference between life and work domains
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Di Stefano, Giovanni
Gaudiino, Maria
Abstract / Description
This study analyzed the differences between workaholism and work engagement in relation to their influence on work–life interference. Workaholism is an addiction to work, characterized by obsessive attitude towards job, whereas work engagement concerns a positive pattern of thoughts and feelings about one’s job; these two constructs thus represent pathological and healthy forms of heavy work investment, respectively. As a consequence, it was expected that workaholism and work engagement would have different effects on perceived interference between work and life domains. We assessed levels of workaholism, work engagement, work-to-life interference, and life-to-work interference in a sample of 212 Italian workers. Results from structural equation modeling showed an inverse symmetry involving patterns and magnitudes of the relations observed: work engagement was more negatively related to life-to-work interference than work-to-life interference, whereas workaholism was more positively related to work-to-life interference than life-to-work interference. Implications about findings of the study are discussed.
Keyword(s)
workaholism work engagement work–life interference work-to-life conflict life-to-work conflictPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-11-30
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
4
Page numbers
863–879
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Di Stefano, G., & Gaudiino, M. (2018). Differential effects of workaholism and work engagement on the interference between life and work domains. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(4), 863–879. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1626
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Di Stefano, Giovanni
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gaudiino, Maria
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Date of first publication2018-11-30
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Abstract / DescriptionThis study analyzed the differences between workaholism and work engagement in relation to their influence on work–life interference. Workaholism is an addiction to work, characterized by obsessive attitude towards job, whereas work engagement concerns a positive pattern of thoughts and feelings about one’s job; these two constructs thus represent pathological and healthy forms of heavy work investment, respectively. As a consequence, it was expected that workaholism and work engagement would have different effects on perceived interference between work and life domains. We assessed levels of workaholism, work engagement, work-to-life interference, and life-to-work interference in a sample of 212 Italian workers. Results from structural equation modeling showed an inverse symmetry involving patterns and magnitudes of the relations observed: work engagement was more negatively related to life-to-work interference than work-to-life interference, whereas workaholism was more positively related to work-to-life interference than life-to-work interference. Implications about findings of the study are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationDi Stefano, G., & Gaudiino, M. (2018). Differential effects of workaholism and work engagement on the interference between life and work domains. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(4), 863–879. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1626
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1707
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2073
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1626
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Keyword(s)workaholismen_US
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Keyword(s)work engagementen_US
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Keyword(s)work–life interferenceen_US
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Keyword(s)work-to-life conflicten_US
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Keyword(s)life-to-work conflicten_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDifferential effects of workaholism and work engagement on the interference between life and work domainsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue4
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers863–879
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Volume14
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record