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Work addiction and personality: A meta-analytic study.

Bernadette Kun¹, Zsofia K Takacs², Mara J Richman^1,3

¹1ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

|December 28, 2020

Summary

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Personality traits like perfectionism and self-esteem are linked to work addiction. However, personality explains only a small part of work addiction, highlighting the need to study environmental factors too.

Keywords:

Big Five personality traits meta-analysis personality work addiction workaholism

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Occupational Health

Background:

Research on work addiction has grown substantially over 30 years.
Definitions often include personality, but empirical evidence is limited and inconsistent.
This study investigates the specific role of personality in work addiction.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and meta-analyze existing research on personality traits and work addiction.
To identify specific personality factors associated with work addiction.

Main Methods:

Conducted a meta-analysis of 28 published studies.
Examined the association between various personality variables and work addiction.

Main Results:

Perfectionism, self-esteem (global and performance-based), and negative affect are robust personality risk factors for work addiction.
Extraversion, conscientiousness, and intellect/imagination showed weak positive associations with work addiction within the Big Five traits.

Conclusions:

Personality traits account for a minor portion of the variance in work addiction.
Future research should explore the interplay between individual and environmental factors in work addiction.