PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE
Workaholism, defined as an addiction or dependence on work, is a subject that has become prominent in the literature, although its investigation is still at an early stage. The present study aims to adapt the Spence and Robbins’ Workaholism Battery - WorkBat (1992) to the Portuguese reality. The sam...
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| description | Workaholism, defined as an addiction or dependence on work, is a subject that has become prominent in the literature, although its investigation is still at an early stage. The present study aims to adapt the Spence and Robbins’ Workaholism Battery - WorkBat (1992) to the Portuguese reality. The sample of the present study consists of 407 participants (313 women, 92 men, 2 don’t answered), aged between 18 and 68 years (M = 39; SD =10.449). The results from confirmatory analysis corroborate the original three factors structure: work involvement; work drive; work enjoyment. At the level of internal consistency, global and by dimension, the obtained values are acceptable; allowing reiterating what was observed in the original scale study. Although none of the models tested guarantees ideal adjustment values, either for the reasonableness of the values or for a better theoretical adequacy, the model considered more suitable meets the threefold solution initially proposed by Spence and Robbins (1992). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-081ac2f8352c45b0bd2a1c1f9c78faf72022-12-22T00:20:30ZengResearch Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being - CinTurs; University of AlgarveJournal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics2183-19122018-03-01VI14051PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLEJoana Santos0Cátia Sousa1António Sousa2Luciano Figueiredo3Gabriela Gonçalves4University of Algarve, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, CIEO – Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, CIEO – Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Institute of Engineering, CIMA - Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, PortugalCompany ADECCO, PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, CIEO – Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, PortugalWorkaholism, defined as an addiction or dependence on work, is a subject that has become prominent in the literature, although its investigation is still at an early stage. The present study aims to adapt the Spence and Robbins’ Workaholism Battery - WorkBat (1992) to the Portuguese reality. The sample of the present study consists of 407 participants (313 women, 92 men, 2 don’t answered), aged between 18 and 68 years (M = 39; SD =10.449). The results from confirmatory analysis corroborate the original three factors structure: work involvement; work drive; work enjoyment. At the level of internal consistency, global and by dimension, the obtained values are acceptable; allowing reiterating what was observed in the original scale study. Although none of the models tested guarantees ideal adjustment values, either for the reasonableness of the values or for a better theoretical adequacy, the model considered more suitable meets the threefold solution initially proposed by Spence and Robbins (1992).http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_1_2018/article4.pdfWorkaholismAdaptationPsychometric PropertiesPortuguese Sample |
| spellingShingle | Joana Santos Cátia Sousa António Sousa Luciano Figueiredo Gabriela Gonçalves PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics Workaholism Adaptation Psychometric Properties Portuguese Sample |
| title | PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE |
| title_full | PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE |
| title_fullStr | PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE |
| title_full_unstemmed | PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE |
| title_short | PSYCHOMETRIC EVIDENCES OF THE WORKAHOLISM BA TTERY IN A PORTUGUESE SAMPLE |
| title_sort | psychometric evidences of the workaholism ba ttery in a portuguese sample |
| topic | Workaholism Adaptation Psychometric Properties Portuguese Sample |
| url | http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_1_2018/article4.pdf |
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