'Workaholism' and potential outcomes in well-being and health in a cross-occupational sample

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^a,b   Hetland, Jørn ^a   Molde, Helge ^a   Pallesen, Ståle ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Bergen Clinics Foundation   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders   (Norway)

Author keywords

'workaholism'; health; psychological well being; WorkBAT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRIVE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; WORK; WORKING TIME;

EID: 80051748550     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1366     Document Type: Article

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