Workaholism: An overview and current status of the research

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Bergen Clinics Foundation   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antecedents; Intervention; Measurement; Outcomes; Prevalence; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICIAN; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; WELLBEING;

EID: 84905910326     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.2.2013.017     Document Type: Review

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