The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents.
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Charzyńska, EdytaBuźniak, Aleksandra
Czerwiński, Stanisław K
Woropay-Hordziejewicz, Natalia
Schneider, Zuzanna
Aavik, Toivo
Adamowic, Mladen
Adams, Byron G
Al-Mahjoob, Sami M
Almoshawah, Saad A S
Arrowsmith, Jim
Asatsa, Stephen
Austin, Stéphanie
Aziz, Shahnaz
Bakker, Arnold B
Balducci, Cristian
Barros, Eduardo
Bălțătescu, Sergiu
Bdier, Dana
Bhatia, Nitesh
Bilic, Snezana
Boer, Diana
Caspi, Avner
Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin
Chan, Connie I M
Chien, Chung-Jen
Choi, Hoon-Seok
Choubisa, Rajneesh
Clark, Marilyn
Čekrlija, Đorđe
Demetrovics, Zsolt
Dervishi, Eglantina
de Zoysa, Piyanjali
Domínguez Espinosa, Alejandra Del Carmen
Dragova-Koleva, Sonya
Efstathiou, Vasiliki
Fernandez, Maria Eugenia
Fernet, Claude
Gadelrab, Hesham F
Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
Garðarsdóttir, Ragna Benedikta
Garrido, Luis Eduardo
Gillet, Nicolas
Gonçalves, Sónia P
Griffiths, Mark D
Hakobyan, Naira Rafik
Halim, Fatimah Wati
Hansenne, Michel
Hasan, Bashar Banwan
Herttalampi, Mari
Hlatywayo, Clifford K
Hromatko, Ivana
Igou, Eric Raymond
Iliško, Dzintra
Isayeva, Ulker
Ismail, Hussein Nabil
Jensen, Dorthe Høj
Kakupa, Paul
Kamble, Shanmukh
Kerriche, Ahmed
Kubicek, Bettina
Kugbey, Nuworza
Kun, Bernadette
Lee, J Hannah
Lisá, Elena
Lisun, Yanina
Lupano Perugini, María Laura
Marcatto, Francesco
Maslovarić, Biljana
Massoudi, Koorosh
McFarlane, Tracy A
Mgaiwa, Samson John
Moosavi Jahanabad, Seyyed Taha
Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo
Nguyen, Hang Thi Minh
Ohtsubo, Yohsuke
Özsoy, Tuğba
Øvergård, Kjell Ivar
Pallesen, Ståle
Parker, Jane
Plohl, Nejc
Pontes, Halley M
Potter, Rachael
Roe, Alan
Samekin, Adil
Schulmeyer, Marion K
Seisembekov, Telman Z
Serrano-Fernández, María José
Shahrour, Ghada
Matić, Jelena Sladojević
Sobhie, Rosita
Spagnoli, Paola
Story, Joana
Sullman, Mark J M
Sultanova, Liliya
Sun, Ruimei
Suryani, Angela Oktavia
Sussman, Steve
Teng-Calleja, Mendiola
Torales, Julio
Vera Cruz, Germano
Wu, Anise M S
Yang, Xue
Zabrodska, Katerina
Ziedelis, Arunas
Atroszko, Paweł A
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2025-02-25Keywords
Bergen Work Addiction Scalecompulsive overworking
cross-cultural
validation study
work addiction
workaholism
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Charzyńska E, Buźniak A, Czerwiński SK, Woropay-Hordziejewicz N, Schneider Z, Aavik T, Adamowic M, Adams BG, Al-Mahjoob SM, Almoshawah SAS, Arrowsmith J, Asatsa S, Austin S, Aziz S, Bakker AB, Balducci C, Barros E, Bălțătescu S, Bdier D, Bhatia N, Bilic S, Boer D, Caspi A, Chaleeraktrakoon T, Chan CIM, Chien CJ, Choi HS, Choubisa R, Clark M, Čekrlija Đ, Demetrovics Z, Dervishi E, de Zoysa P, Domínguez Espinosa ADC, Dragova-Koleva S, Efstathiou V, Fernandez ME, Fernet C, Gadelrab HF, Gamsakhurdia V, Garðarsdóttir RB, Garrido LE, Gillet N, Gonçalves SP, Griffiths MD, Hakobyan NR, Halim FW, Hansenne M, Hasan BB, Herttalampi M, Hlatywayo CK, Hromatko I, Igou ER, Iliško D, Isayeva U, Ismail HN, Jensen DH, Kakupa P, Kamble S, Kerriche A, Kubicek B, Kugbey N, Kun B, Lee JH, Lisá E, Lisun Y, Lupano Perugini ML, Marcatto F, Maslovarić B, Massoudi K, McFarlane TA, Mgaiwa SJ, Moosavi Jahanabad ST, Moreta-Herrera R, Nguyen HTM, Ohtsubo Y, Özsoy T, Øvergård KI, Pallesen S, Parker J, Plohl N, Pontes HM, Potter R, Roe A, Samekin A, Schulmeyer MK, Seisembekov TZ, Serrano-Fernández MJ, Shahrour G, Matić JS, Sobhie R, Spagnoli P, Story J, Sullman MJM, Sultanova L, Sun R, Suryani AO, Sussman S, Teng-Calleja M, Torales J, Vera Cruz G, Wu AMS, Yang X, Zabrodska K, Ziedelis A, Atroszko PA. The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents. J Behav Addict. 2025 Feb 25;14(1):220-245. doi: 10.1556/2006.2025.00005. PMID: 39998574; PMCID: PMC11974427.Publisher
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