Work Craving Scale (WCS): Validity and Reliability Analysis

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Abstract

In the article, we present the theoretical foundations, construction, and validity and reliability analyses of the Work Craving Scale (WCS), a new measure of workaholism based on Work Craving Theory (WCT; Wojdylo, 2013a, 2016). Work craving is defined as a subjective state, an inner drive to compensate negative emotions through performance-conditioned self-worth and neurotic perfectionism in work-related activities. The WCS comprises four dimensions: (1) obsessive-compulsive desire for work, (2) anticipation of compensation for low self-worth, (3) anticipation of reduction of negative emotions and withdrawal symptoms resulting from working, and (4) neurotic perfectionism. Results of CFA (n = 1273; CFI = 0.92; RMSEA = 0.071) confirmed the four-factorial structure of the WCS and showed it had a good construct validity. Results of criterion analyses showed a good validity of the WCS as work craving correlated positively with unmitigated communion, unmitigated agency and negative emotions
but negatively with self-esteem and positive emotions .
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)465–479
Number of pages14
JournalPrzegląd Psychologiczny
Volume62
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019

Keywords

  • workaholism
  • psychometrics
  • validation

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