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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Loscalzo, Yuraa; * | Shamai, Oritb | Eshet, Yovavc
Affiliations: [a] Department of Health Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy | [b] Faculty of Management, Business Administration Department, Center for the Study of Organizations & Human Resource Management, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel | [c] Zefat Academic College, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Safed, Israel
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Yura Loscalzo, Department of Health Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi 12 –Padiglione 26, 50135 Florence, Italy. Tel.: +39 055 2755071; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Heavy Work Investment (HWI) is a construct that covers both positive and negative behaviors characterized by a high investment of time and energy in working (work engagement and workaholism, respectively). In the literature, it has been introduced, recently, the Work-related Inventory (WI-10) that allows evaluating four types of worker, three of which are HWIs: disengaged workaholics, engaged workaholics, engaged workers, and detached workers. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to validate the Hebrew WI-10 on Israeli workers. METHODS:We recruited a convenient sample of 459 workers (about half females and half males) with a mean age of 37.12±10.33. We performed Confirmatory Factor Analysis, convergent and divergent validity analyses. Finally, we calculated the cut-off scores corresponding to high and low workaholism and work engagement. RESULTS:We found support for the 10-item (2 filler) and 2-factor structure (Workaholism and Work Engagement) of the WI-10, as well as for its good psychometric properties. CONCLUSIONS:The WI-10 may be used in future research aimed at disentangling the question about the positive and adverse effects that might be associated with different types of HWI.
Keywords: Employee selection, heavy work investment, workaholism, work addiction, work engagement, screening
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-205110
Journal: Work, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 171-180, 2022
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