Spence and Robbins' measures of workaholism components: test-retest stability

R J Burke

doi:10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.882

Spence and Robbins' measures of workaholism components: test-retest stability

Psychol Rep. 2001 Jun;88(3 Pt 1):882-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.882.

Author

R J Burke¹

Affiliation

¹ Schulich School of Business, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3.

PMID: 11508039
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.882

Abstract

There has been a recent increase in research devoted to the study of workaholism, specifically concerning issues of definition and measurement. The present investigation examined the test-retest stability of Spence and Robbins' measures of the components of workaholism (1992), one of two measures that has been fairly widely used. These measures were found to be relatively stable in a sample of early-career managers (n = 67) over a 12-wk. period.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Behavior, Addictive / diagnosis*
Behavior, Addictive / psychology
Compulsive Behavior / diagnosis*
Compulsive Behavior / psychology
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Job Satisfaction
Male
Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Workload / psychology*