The Antecedents and Consequences of Workaholism: Findings From the Modern Japanese Labor Market

Akutsu, Satoshi; Katsumura, Fumiaki; Yamamoto, Shohei

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812821

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“…A large number of studies on workaholism demonstrate consistent relationships with impaired physical and mental health (Akutsu et al, 2022). Working like a workaholic have for example been associated with anxiety (Matsudaira et al, 2013), burnout (Galdino et al, 2021), cardiovascular disease (Balducci et al, 2021), depression (Dutheil et al, 2020;Yang et al, 2020), and sleeping problems (Andreassen et al, 2007;Salanova et al, 2016).…”

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The prevalence of workaholism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andersen,

Djugum,

Sjåstad

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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The present study represents the first meta-analysis and systematic review on the prevalence of workaholism. It also investigated if sample size, representativeness, and instrument moderated the prevalence estimates. The analysis was pre-registered at PROSPERO (CRD42023395794). We searched Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsychInfo. BASE, MedNar, NYAM, OPENGREY, OpenMD and included the first 200 searches on Google scholar as gray literature [search string: “(workaholi* OR “work addict*”) AND (prevalence* OR incident* OR frequen* OR cut-off OR epidem*)]. The search yielded 42 studies to be included, in addition to 11 studies identified using other methods. Two independent raters went through the searches, extracted information and evaluated risk of bias, resulting in agreement ratings of 92.4%, 84.9%, and 87.0%, respectively. The inclusion criteria were studies reporting original data on the prevalence of workaholism written in any European language. Criteria which led to exclusion were conference abstracts, usage of secondary data, purposive sampling of workaholics, qualitative research and pre-determined cut-off based on distribution. Risk of bias of the included articles was evaluated through a checklist. Most of the included studies had a moderate risk of bias. Of the 663 records identified, a total of 53 studies were included, 10 of these being nationally representative with all studies in total amounting to 71,625 participants from 23 countries. The pooled workaholism prevalence was 15.2% (95% CI = 12.4–18.5), which was adjusted to 14.1% (95% CI = 11.2–17.6) following a trim-and-fill adjustment for publication bias. The meta-regression revealed that studies with representative samples reported lower prevalences than those based on non-representative samples, and that studies based on the Dutch Work Addiction Scale yielded higher prevalences than studies employing the Bergen Work Addiction Scale. The regression model explained 29% of the variance implying that a vast amount was still unexplained, and that future research would benefit from the inclusion of other moderators.

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The prevalence of workaholism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andersen,

Djugum,

Sjåstad

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Workaholics are valuable to their companies because of the results they help bring about. In addition, putting in more hours at the office may lead to deeper connections with coworkers, which is crucial for building trust and achieving other managerial goals (Akutsu et al, 2022). Workaholics are those who are so committed to their employment that they put in extra time simply for the enjoyment of it.…”

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Breaking the Chains: The Toll of Workaholism on Bankers' Occupational Burnout

Wardah Ayub,

Muhammad Fiaz

2023

OAGMR

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Banking professionals are at danger of burnout due to the high stress and long hours. Studying the prevalence of workaholism and employee burnout in the banking industry was the focus of this study. Data on workaholism, burnout, and associated traits was gathered from a sample of bankers using validated questionnaires. Workaholism and burnout were positively correlated indicating that those who engaged in more workaholism were also more likely to become burnout by their occupations. The importance of workaholic tendencies in encouraging the development of burnout symptoms was further highlighted by the results of the regression analysis, which demonstrated a significant effect of workaholism on burnout. This study employed a quantitative research approach to investigate the relationship between workaholism, and occupational burnout. The sample included 200 male and female bank workers. Participants were selected using a convenience sample technique, meaning that they were chosen because they were both available and interested in taking part in the study. These findings underscore the importance of recognizing workaholism as a risk factor for burnout and the necessity for programs in the banking industry to address work-life balance and promote well-being. Banks may improve their ability to recruit and retain top talent by implementing strategies that lessen workaholism and foster a more positive work environment, all of which have been shown to minimize burnout and boost job satisfaction. The findings are the addition to the existing theory as well has practical implication for the managers and future researchers.

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“…Japan has one of the highest number of working hours among developed countries (Yamauchi et al, 2017), which is associated with unfavorable outcomes, such as subjective unhealthiness (Akutsu et al, 2022) and job burnout (Cheung et al, 2018). Extreme examples include Karoshi (death due to overwork) and Karo-Jisatsu, or suicide due to overwork (Kanai et al, 2021); other examples include work-life balance distortion and workaholism (Kanai, 2009).…”

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“…Japan has one of the highest number of working hours among developed countries (Yamauchi et al. , 2017), which is associated with unfavorable outcomes, such as subjective unhealthiness (Akutsu et al. , 2022) and job burnout (Cheung et al.…”

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The moderating role of time perspective profiles in the association of workaholism, work engagement and perfectionism among Japanese employees

Eslami

Kanai

Matsumoto

2022

IJWHM

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PurposeFirst, this study aimed to investigate the association of time perspective (TP) profiles with work engagement and workaholism. Second, it tested TP profiles as the moderator of perfectionism with work engagement and workaholism relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe sample of this study comprised 148 Japanese employees, and snowball sampling was used for data collection. The authors found the TP profiles in the first step using cluster analysis with five TP dimensions. Next, the authors tested workaholism and work engagement in three clusters. The two dimensions of perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns were extracted through the exploratory factor analysis of Sakurai and Ohtani's (1997) perfectionism measure. Further, their relationship with workaholism and work engagement was tested in the TP profiles using multiple group analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThree TP profiles were found, which the authors named: Future (F), Hedonistic and Balanced. There was a significant difference between the three groups. Notably, working compulsively was significantly higher in the Future cluster in the three clusters. The moderator analysis results indicated that perfectionistic concerns positively affected workaholism in the Future cluster but not for the Balanced cluster.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the relationship between perspective profiles, workaholism and work engagement. The relationship between these factors can be a stepping stone for further research.

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The Antecedents and Consequences of Workaholism: Findings From the Modern Japanese Labor Market

Cited by 10 publications

References 69 publications

The prevalence of workaholism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The prevalence of workaholism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Breaking the Chains: The Toll of Workaholism on Bankers' Occupational Burnout

The moderating role of time perspective profiles in the association of workaholism, work engagement and perfectionism among Japanese employees

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