Workaholism in Korea: Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Differences

Frontiers in Psychology

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Sudol Kang¹ 

[1] College of Global Business, Korea University

关键词: workaholism;    work addiction;    South Korea;    demographic differences;    logistic regression;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.569744

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study has two objectives – to provide a Korean form of the workaholism analysis questionnaire, and to analyze workaholic tendencies in South Korea by using a nationally representative data. Using 4,242 samples (2,497 men and 1,745 women), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to develop a Korean form (K-WAQ). The four-factor structure of K-WAQ in this study seemed to adequately represent the underlying dimensions of work addiction in Korea. The study also analyzed the prevalence of workaholism among Koreans and its differences according to socio-demographic variables. Both mean difference analyses and logistic regressions were conducted. The overall result indicated that the prevalence of workaholism in Korea can be estimated to be 39.7% of the employees. The workaholic tendencies in Korea differ significantly according to gender, age, work hours, and voluntariness of choosing employment type. Practical as well as theoretical implications and future research directions are discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY