The prevalence of workaholism: A survey study in a nationally representative sample of norwegian employees

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^a,b   Griffiths, Mark D ^c   Hetland, Jørn ^a   Kravina, Luca ^d   Jensen, Fredrik ^a   Pallesen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Bergen Clinics Foundation   (Norway)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84905903963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102446     Document Type: Article

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