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Workaholism and divorce.

R J Burke1

  • 1School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Psychological Reports
|April 25, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Divorced and married managers exhibit similar workaholism and workaholic behaviors. This study found no significant differences in these workplace dynamics between marital status groups.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Marital Studies

Background:

  • Workaholism is a prevalent issue in management.
  • Marital status may influence workplace behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare workaholism components and behaviors between divorced and married managers.
  • To investigate potential links between marital status and workaholism.

Main Methods:

  • Anonymous questionnaires administered to 530 managers (male and female).
  • Comparison of data from 44 divorced managers and 415 married managers.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found in workaholism components between divorced and married managers.
  • Workaholic behaviors were also similar across both marital status groups.

Conclusions:

  • Marital status does not appear to be a significant differentiator for workaholism levels in managers.
  • Workplace behaviors related to workaholism are consistent regardless of marital status in this managerial sample.

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