Mismatch in working hours and workaholism in permanent waged workers

• Authors: Shin-Goo Park , Hyung-Doo Kim , Jin-Young Min , Kyoug-Bok Min , Sang-Hee Hwang , Eun-Chul Jang

Abstracts

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ObjectivesA cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate whether working hours mismatch is associated with workaholism.Material and MethodsThis study used the data from the 17th wave (2014) of the nationwide Korean Labor and Income Panel Study. Workaholism was evaluated using the Workaholism Analysis Questionnaire. The final study involved 3157 subjects who answered questions regarding both workaholism and working hours mismatch. To identify the association between working hours mismatch and workaholism according to weekly working hours, a stratification analysis was conducted by dividing the number of working hours/week into 3 groups (≤40 h, 41–59 h, and ≥60 h). The odds ratios were calculated using a multiple logistic regression model, which was adjusted for potential confounders.ResultsThe workers working more hours than desired showed the greatest frequency of workaholism. As regards workaholism, in all weekly working hours groups, the odds ratios of the group working more hours than desired were 4.28, 95% CI: 2.29–7.99 (≥40 h), 2.14, 95% CI: 1.34–3.43 (41–59 h), 3.40, 95% CI: 1.60–7.21 (≤60 h), which were statistically significant compared to the reference (matched) group. There was no statistically significant relationship between working hours and workaholism when stratified according to the mismatch in working hours.ConclusionsThe workers’ working hours mismatch can be significantly related to workaholism.

Keywords

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workaholism; working hours mismatch; waged worker; workaholic; mismatched; weekly working hours

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 187-194

Dates

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2020

Contributors

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Shin-Goo Park

• Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

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Hyung-Doo Kim

• Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

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Jin-Young Min

• Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Institute of Health and Environment)

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Kyoug-Bok Min

• Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine)

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Sang-Hee Hwang

• Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea (Department of Dentistry)

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Eun-Chul Jang

• Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01448

Biblioteka Nauki

2116653