Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale

Nazlıgül, Merve Denizci; Arcan, Kuntay; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1007/s11469-021-00572-5

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“…Our findings also suggested that the BWAS in its Arabic version has good reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.811 for the total scores, corroborating the good psychometric characteristics of the original version of the BWAS which yielded alpha values of 0.80-0.84 (Andreassen et al, 2012a, b). Similar evidence of adequate reliability was also found in the Danish (α = 0.83) (Lichtenstein et al, 2019), Italian (α = 0.82) (Molino et al, 2021), Polish (α = 0.84) , and Turkish (α = 0.76) (Denizci Nazlıgül et al, 2021) validation studies. Overall, the present findings reinforce the ability of the Arabic version of the BWAS to evaluate the seven core elements of WA throughout a unidimensional measure, practical, and easy-to-use to detect WA in Arabic-speaking workers.…”

Section: Validation Of the Arabic Version Of The Bwassupporting

confidence: 74%

“…As we expected, the confirmatory factor analysis was able to replicate the 7-item one-factor structure of the BWAS found by Andreassen et al (2012a, b) in their original validation work in Western samples. Consistently, the unidimensional structure was also replicated in other validation works in Denmark (Lichtenstein et al, 2019), Turkey (Denizci Nazlıgül et al, 2021), and Italy (Molino et al, 2021), whereas a Polish study failed to support the original one-factor solution of the BWAS . Our findings also suggested that the BWAS in its Arabic version has good reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.811 for the total scores, corroborating the good psychometric characteristics of the original version of the BWAS which yielded alpha values of 0.80-0.84 (Andreassen et al, 2012a, b).…”

Section: Validation Of the Arabic Version Of The Bwassupporting

confidence: 58%

“…More recently, Andreassen et al developed and validated the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS), which is aimed at exploring the core behavioral addiction symptoms (Andreassen et al, 2012a, b), and enables prevalence estimates to be obtained using an established cutoff for WA (Andreassen et al, 2012a, b). The BWAS has been translated and validated in different languages, including Danish (Lichtenstein et al, 2019), Polish , Turkish (Denizci Nazlıgül et al, 2021), and Italian (Molino et al, 2021). Although the BWAS has been recognized as the most recommended measure of WA for future research (Lichtenstein et al, 2019), no Arabic version is available as far as authors are aware.…”

Section: Wa Assessment Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Fekih‐Romdhane

Sawma

Akel

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Work addiction is considered a public health concern, as it can lead to negative and harmful health outcomes. However, patterns leading from work addiction to mental health concerns remain so far largely unknown and under-studied. We aimed to verify whether the relationship between work addiction and psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) is mediated by food addiction among young adult workers in the context of Lebanese culture. The second objective was to validate the Arabic version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS). The online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1268 Lebanese young adult workers (65.1% females, mean age 26.18 years) using the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire. The PROCESS SPSS Macro version 3.4, model four, was used to compute the mediation analysis. Findings revealed that 175 (13.8%) were presented as work-addicted individuals, and 226 (17.8%) exhibited addictive -like eating behaviors. Bivariate analyses showed that higher degree of work addiction and food addiction was significantly associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The results of the mediation analysis showed that the association between work addiction and depression, anxiety, and stress was mediated by food addiction. In light of our findings, we cautiously suggest that the link of work addiction to psychological distress via food addiction implies that strategies targeting food addiction might mitigate the harmful effects of work addiction on workers’ mental health.

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Section: Validation Of the Arabic Version Of The Bwassupporting

confidence: 74%

Section: Validation Of the Arabic Version Of The Bwassupporting

confidence: 58%

Section: Wa Assessment Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Fekih‐Romdhane

Sawma

Akel

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Similar results were obtained by other authors [ 66 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 87 ]. The importance of the relationship between work addiction and depression and loneliness gains a new perspective after taking into account the socioeconomic costs of chronic stress [ 74 , 87 , 88 , 89 ]. Andreassen et al, have shown in their research that workaholism has a significant influence on the mediation between work-related stress and health-related outcomes, including emotional exhaustion, somatic symptoms, social dysfunction, and insomnia [ 90 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Loneliness and the Degree of Addiction to Shopping and Work among Polish Women: The Mediating Role of Depression

Rachubińska

Cybulska

Kupcewicz

et al. 2022

JCM

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(1) The aim of the research was to try to define the mediating role of depression in the relationship between addiction to shopping and work and loneliness, understood in terms of general loneliness among Polish women. (2) The study was conducted among 556 women. The research was carried out with the use of the diagnostic survey method, using the questionnaire technique: the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, the Purchasing Behavior Scale, the Work Addiction Risk Test, Beck Depression Inventory, and our own questionnaire. (3) Depression is a mediator in the relationship between the feeling of loneliness and the degree of addiction to shopping (β = −0.0246, z = −2.03, p = 0.043) and in the relationship between the feeling of loneliness and the degree of addiction to work (β = −0.0722, z = −4.002, p < 0.001). The direct impact of the feeling of loneliness on the degree of addiction to shopping (p = 0.237) and work (p = 0.576) is statistically insignificant. (4) Depression plays the role of a mediator between the feeling of loneliness and the degree of addiction to shopping and work. An increase in the level of depression increases the degree of addiction to shopping and work. The mediator’s participation lowers the loneliness feeling level.

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“…Contrary to earlier findings, women mention having positive working relationships with managers, the work itself, and the hours worked far more frequently than men. (Lau, 2003;Henle, 2005;O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2005;Berry et al, 2007;Cohen et al, 2013;Denizci et al, 2022) Concerning the effect of marital status, a meta-analysis done by Lau et al (2003), showed that marital status was a valid predictor of different CWBs. In a study by Sackett et al (2006), marital status tenure is significantly correlated to CWBs, and CWBs significantly differ concerning the marital status of employees (Uche et al, 2017).…”

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Fast-food restaurant employees’ demographics variances regarding counterproductive work behaviours in Cairo

Lotfy

Abbas²,

Sayed³

2022

International Journal of Tourism, Archaeology and Hospitality

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Today, restaurants are becoming increasingly concerned about the issue of Counterproductive Work Behaviours (CWBs). As a result, every restaurant strives to lessen the effects of these negative actions (Wallace & Coughlan, 2022). Employees' CWB propagation rates vary according to demographic characteristics (Uche et al., 2017). Therefore, this study examines the variances between fast-food restaurant employees' demographics, including gender, age, and marital status, regarding CWBs. This study's target population was employees working at fast-food restaurants in Cairo that serve fried chicken, burgers, and pizza. Because the questionnaire questions condemn the self, this study used an online questionnaire as the data collection instrument. This is because the participants' identity is hidden, ensuring their responses' credibility. The questionnaire was sent between July and August 2022 to about twenty fast-food restaurants in Cairo. About 12-15 employees from each restaurant responded. All told, 255 employees from all the restaurants responded to the survey. The questionnaire included eighteen items of CWBs (i.e., counterproductive work behaviours against individuals and counterproductive work behaviours against the organization). The results indicated that in fast-food restaurants, older employees are less likely to engage in both dimensions of CWBs than younger employees. Female employees are also less likely to engage in both dimensions of CWBs than male employees. Moreover, marital status showed no difference in CWB dimensions between fast-food restaurant employees. This research will give fast-food restaurant managers an overview of the CWB phenomenon and the employees' demographic variances regarding these behaviours.

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Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Loneliness and the Degree of Addiction to Shopping and Work among Polish Women: The Mediating Role of Depression

Fast-food restaurant employees’ demographics variances regarding counterproductive work behaviours in Cairo

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