The Multidimensional Workaholism Scale in a Korean Population: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110399
Author(s):  
Nanhee Kim ◽  
Jinsoo Choi ◽  
Yonguk Park ◽  
Young Woo Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Practical Implications

This study aimed to provide a reliable and valid measure of workaholism for Korean workers. We translated the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) into Korean and validated it with a sample of 1020 full-time Korean employees. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a four-factor solution (Study 1; N = 524), and a confirmatory analysis further demonstrated good model fit of the four-factor structure (Study 2; N = 496). The scale’s concurrent and construct validity was supported by positive correlations with other existing measures of workaholism, emotional exhaustion, and work–family conflict (WFC) and by a negative correlation with psychological detachment. Moreover, the MWS demonstrated a moderate association with work engagement, but no significant association with job satisfaction. It further showed significant incremental validity in predicting emotional exhaustion and WFC. The findings support the Korean MWS version’s reliability and validity for measuring workaholism among Korean employees. Theoretical implications for the workaholism literature and practical implications for corporate counselors and human resource practitioners are discussed.

Validation of the Chinese Version of the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272199427
Author(s):  
Yan Xu ◽  
Chaoping Li
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Two Stages

The aim of this study was to translate the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) into Chinese and then test its reliability and validity among full-time Chinese employees in two stages. In Study 1 ( N = 220), the MWS was translated and exploratory factor analysis was conducted resulting in a four-factor solution consistent with the original MWS: motivational, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. In Study 2 ( N = 425), confirmatory factor analysis showed that a four-factor, bifactor model was the best fit for the data. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested which demonstrated that the Chinese version of the MWS did not differ across gender, age, and job position groups. Finally, workaholism and engagement were related and distinct from one another, and they correlated with emotional exhaustion, work-family conflict and life well-being uniquely. This study indicated that the Chinese version of the MWS is a valid and reliable tool for Chinese employees, and this has important practical implications for the individual health and career development of Chinese working adults.

DOES WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AFFECT THE AUDITOR’S PERFORMANCE?: EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLES OF EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION AND JOB SATISFACTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Ina Yustina ◽  
Tifanny Valerina
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Performance Examining ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Relationship Of

This paper examines whether the work-family conflict (related to both work-interfering-family and family-interfering-work) of auditors affects their performance and if so, whether the effect is mediated by emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction. A mail survey is used to deliver a questionnaire to 151 auditors from ten CPA firm in Indonesia. The result shows that emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction fully mediates the relationship of work-family conflict with job performance. The result also demonstrates that Work-Interfering-Family (WIF) has significant effects on emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction, but Family-Interfering-Work (FIW) has no significant influence on either emotional exhaustion or job satisfaction. This study suggests that maintaining a regular training program for auditors, having flexible working arrangements, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle may help to reduce the work-family conflict and will increase the job satisfaction and performance of auditors.

scholarly journals Relationship between Job Statisfaction Levels and Work-Family Conflicts of Physical Education Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Hakki Ulucan
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Meaningful Difference ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Work Family

Study aims to examine the relationship between perceived job satisfaction levels and work-family conflicts of the physical education teachers. Research group consists of 154 volunteer physical education teachers that work full time in governmental institutions in Kirşehir city and its counties. To acquire the job satisfaction datum; the Minnesota job satisfaction Scale, developed by Weiss, Dawis, England and Lofquist (1967) and adapted to Turkish version by Baycan (1985), was used. For acquiring the work-family conflict datum the Work-Family Conflict Scale, developed by Netemeyer et al. (1996) and adapted to Turkish by Efeoglu (2006), was used. While there was no meaningful difference determined between groups in the job satisfaction levels of physical education teachers according to gender and working year in the institution variance there was a meaningful difference determined between groups according to age and working year variance. When work-family conflict levels of teachers are considered while there was no meaningful difference found between groups according to gender variance there was a meaningful difference determined between groups according to age and working year in that institution variances. As a result, there was no meaningful relationship found between job satisfaction levels and work-family conflict levels of physical education teachers.

Organizational politics and work-family conflict: the hospitality industry in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shamsul Arefin ◽  
Md. Shariful Alam ◽  
Nazrul Islam ◽  
Mateusz Molasy
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Organizational Politics ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

PurposeResearchers have shown increasing interest, in recent times, in organizational politics and how it affects employees and organizations. This paper aims to investigate how perceived organizational politics (POPS) impact employee behaviors such as task performance, organizational citizenship and turnover intention, by affecting work-family conflict.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 287 full-time frontline hotel employees in Bangladesh was collected. A hierarchical regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software.FindingsThe results show that work–family conflict plays a mediating role in the indirect effect of POPS on task performance, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and turnover intention. The findings of the study also suggest that POPS has a positive association with work–family conflict and turnover intention, and negative association with task performance and OCB.Research limitations/implicationsThis study cannot confirm causal inference, which can be the scope for future studies.Practical implicationsManagers may design the work environment in ways that ensure work and family interface and employee retention. Training programs can help employees deal with organizational politics and potential impact on work and nonwork problems. Managers should provide employees with the necessary support to sustain in-role and extra-role behavior in the political environment.Originality/valueTo the best of our knowledge, no prior studies have been carried out with this scope in the South Asian context.

Social Support, Work-Family Conflict, and Emotional Exhaustion in South Korea

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 619-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soojin Lee ◽  
Seckyoung Loretta Kim ◽  
Eun Kyung Park ◽  
Seokhwa Yun
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Work Interference With Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Interference

With an increase of female workforce and dual-earner families, work-family conflict has received particular attention. Using a sample of 159 employees in South Korea, this study examined whether work-family conflict mediated the relationship between social support and emotional exhaustion. Supervisor and family support were found to be related negatively to two different aspects of work-family conflict, i.e., work interference with family and family interference with work, respectively. Also, each dimension of work-family conflict was associated with employees' emotional exhaustion. The relationship between supervisor support and emotional exhaustion was mediated by work interference with family; whereas, the relationship between family support and emotional exhaustion was mediated by family interference with work. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

Work family conflict among teachers: Evaluating measurement model fit

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1301
Author(s):  
R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim ◽  
Siti Nazilah Mat Ali ◽  
Azlina Abu Bakar ◽  
Mazidah Mohd Dagang ◽  
Khatijah Omar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

scholarly journals Spanish versión of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS): A Reliability and Validity study in a simple of Spanish Elderly People [Adaptación española de la escala breve de depresión-felicidad: un estudio de validación y fiabilidad en una muestra de personas mayores]

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Lomas Martínez ◽  
Juan José Fernández Muñoz ◽  
Esperanza Navarro-Pardo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
General Health ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Practical Implications

AbstractThe psychometric properties of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) were analyzed in a sample of 216 Spanish elderly people with an average age of 73.89 (SD = 6.49). An exploratory factor analysis and confirm­atory factor analysis were developed in order to identify the factorial solution and the best model fit. Just on factor was identified. Regarding reliability and validity, internal consistency index was .757 and the correlation between the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) and measures of others construct, General Health Question­naire (GHQ) and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD) (CESD), were significance. The practical implications of the scale and the index values obtained are discussed.  ResumenSe analizaron las propiedades psicométricas de la Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) en una muestra de 216 mayores con una edad promedio de 73.89 (DT = 6.49). Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio para identificar la estructura factorial y el mejor ajuste del modelo. La solución estaba compuesta de un único factor.  Con respecto a la fiabilidad y vali­dez, el índice de consistencia interna fue de .757 y la correlación entre la Escala Breve de depresión-felicidad y las medidas de otros constructos, entre otros, el Cues­tionario de Salud General (GHQ) y el Centro de Escala de Depresión de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CESD) fue­ron significantes. Se discuten las implicaciones prácticas de la escala y los valores de los índices obtenidos.

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