Assessing Work Addiction: Validity of the Italian Version of the Work Addiction Risk Test.

IF 2 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI:10.23749/mdl.v116i3.16177

Francesco Marcatto, Lisa Di Blas, Donatella Ferrante, Simone Festa, Ilaria Palomba, Francesca Larese Filon

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Abstract

Background: Work addiction is a contemporary addiction affecting 8.3% to 22% of individuals in Europe, leading to detrimental effects on relationships, work-family balance, and overall well-being. Given its prevalence and impact, standardized assessment tools are crucial for distinguishing between work addiction and healthy work engagement.

Methods: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Work Addiction Risk Test (WART). A convenience sample of 700 workers from Northeastern and Southern Italy completed the Italian version of the WART along with other well-being at work and personality measures.

Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed a five-factor structure of the WART, partially overlapping with the original version. Despite some weaknesses in the factor structure, the WART demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties, including internal consistency and associations with organizational and personality correlates of work addiction.

Conclusions: The Italian version of the WART is a reliable tool for assessing work addiction risk among Italian workers. This tool can aid in identifying individuals at risk and facilitating early intervention and support. Future research should focus on further validating the factor structure and exploring the utility of the WART indifferent cultural and occupational contexts.

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评估工作成瘾：意大利版工作成瘾风险测试的有效性。

背景：工作成瘾是一种当代成瘾，影响了8.3%至22%的欧洲人，对人际关系、工作家庭平衡和整体幸福感产生了不利影响。鉴于其普遍性和影响，标准化评估工具对于区分工作成瘾和健康的工作投入至关重要。方法：本研究评估了意大利版工作成瘾风险测试（WART）的心理测量特性。来自意大利东北部和南部的700名方便员工完成了意大利版的WART以及其他工作幸福感和个性测试。结果：探索性因子分析揭示了疣的五因子结构，与原始版本部分重叠。尽管在因素结构上存在一些弱点，但WART显示出令人满意的心理测量特性，包括内部一致性以及与工作成瘾的组织和人格相关的关联。结论：意大利版的WART是评估意大利工人工作成瘾风险的可靠工具。这个工具可以帮助识别有风险的个人，促进早期干预和支持。未来的研究应侧重于进一步验证因素结构，并探索在不同文化和职业背景下WART的效用。

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Medicina Del Lavoro 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

7.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： La Medicina del Lavoro is a bimonthly magazine founded in 1901 by L. Devoto, and then directed by L. Prieti, E. Vigliani, V. Foà, P.A. Bertazzi (Milan). Now directed by A. Mutti (Parma), the magazine is the official Journal of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine (SIML), aimed at training and updating all professionals involved in prevention and cure of occupational diseases.