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Measuring workaholism: content validity of the Work Addiction Risk Test
1Department of Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223, USA.
Psychological Reports
|October 1, 1995
Summary
Psychotherapists confirmed that the Work Addiction Risk Test accurately measures work addiction. The study found the selected test items possess high content validity for assessing work addiction behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Work addiction is a growing concern in modern society.
- Assessing work addiction requires reliable and valid measurement tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the content validity of the Work Addiction Risk Test.
- To ensure the test accurately captures the domain of work addiction.
Main Methods:
- Twenty psychotherapists were randomly selected.
- Participants reviewed 35 items and selected the 25 most relevant to work addiction.
- Content validity was assessed based on expert consensus.
Main Results:
- The selected 25 items were found to have generally high content validity.
- Expert psychotherapists agreed on the relevance of the chosen items for measuring work addiction.
Conclusions:
- The Work Addiction Risk Test, with its selected items, is a valid instrument for assessing work addiction.
- This validates the use of the Work Addiction Risk Test in clinical and research settings.