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The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents

Edyta Charzyńska , Aleksandra Buźniak , Stanisław Czerwiński , Natalia Woropay-Hordziejewicz , Zuzanna Schneider , Toivo Aavik (1) , Mladen Adamowic , Byron Adams (2, 3, 4) , Sami Al-Mahjoob , Saad Almoshawah , Jim Arrowsmith , Stephen Asatsa , Stéphanie Austin (5) , Shahnaz Aziz , Arnold Bakker (6, 7) , Cristian Balducci , Eduardo Barros , Sergiu Bălțătescu (8) , Dana Bdier , Nitesh Bhatia , Snezana Bilic , Diana Boer , Avner Caspi , Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon , Connie Chan , Chung-Jen Chien , Hoon-Seok Choi , Rajneesh Choubisa , Marilyn Clark , Đorđe Čekrlija , Zsolt Demetrovics , Eglantina Dervishi , Piyanjali de Zoysa , Alejandra del Carmen Domínguez Espinosa , Sonya Dragova-Koleva , Vasiliki Efstathiou , Maria Eugenia Fernandez , Claude Fernet , Hesham Gadelrab , Vladimer Gamsakhurdia , Ragna Benedikta Garðarsdóttir , Luis Eduardo Garrido , Nicolas Gillet (9, 10) , Sónia Gonçalves , Mark Griffiths , Naira Rafik Hakobyan , Fatimah Wati Halim , Michel Hansenne , Bashar Banwan Hasan , Mari Herttalampi , Clifford Hlatywayo , Ivana Hromatko , Eric Raymond Igou , Dzintra Iliško , Ulker Isayeva , Hussein Nabil Ismail , Dorthe Høj Jensen , Paul Kakupa , Shanmukh Kamble , Ahmed Kerriche , Bettina Kubicek , Nuworza Kugbey , Bernadette Kun , J. Hannah Lee , Elena Lisá , Yanina Lisun , María Laura Lupano Perugini , Francesco Marcatto , Biljana Maslovarić , Koorosh Massoudi , Tracy Mcfarlane , Samson John Mgaiwa , Seyyed Taha Moosavi Jahanabad , Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera , Hang Thi Minh Nguyen , Yohsuke Ohtsubo , Tuğba Özsoy , Kjell Ivar Øvergård , Ståle Pallesen , Jane Parker , Nejc Plohl , Halley Pontes , Rachael Potter , Alan Roe , Adil Samekin , Marion Schulmeyer , Telman Seisembekov , María José Serrano-Fernández , Ghada Shahrour , Jelena Sladojević Matić , Rosita Sobhie , Paola Spagnoli , Joana Story , Mark Sullman , Liliya Sultanova , Ruimei Sun , Angela Oktavia Suryani , Steve Sussman , Mendiola Teng-Calleja , Julio Torales , Germano Vera Cruz (11) , Anise Wu , Xue Yang , Katerina Zabrodska , Arunas Ziedelis , Paweł Atroszko
Edyta Charzyńska
Aleksandra Buźniak
Stanisław Czerwiński
Natalia Woropay-Hordziejewicz
Zuzanna Schneider
Toivo Aavik
Mladen Adamowic
Sami Al-Mahjoob
Saad Almoshawah
Jim Arrowsmith
Stephen Asatsa
Shahnaz Aziz
Cristian Balducci
Eduardo Barros
Sergiu Bălțătescu
Dana Bdier
Nitesh Bhatia
Snezana Bilic
Diana Boer
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Avner Caspi
Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon
Connie Chan
Chung-Jen Chien
Hoon-Seok Choi
Rajneesh Choubisa
Marilyn Clark
Đorđe Čekrlija
Zsolt Demetrovics
Eglantina Dervishi
Piyanjali de Zoysa
Alejandra del Carmen Domínguez Espinosa
Sonya Dragova-Koleva
Vasiliki Efstathiou
Maria Eugenia Fernandez
Claude Fernet
Hesham Gadelrab
Vladimer Gamsakhurdia
Ragna Benedikta Garðarsdóttir
Luis Eduardo Garrido
Sónia Gonçalves
Mark Griffiths
Naira Rafik Hakobyan
Fatimah Wati Halim
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Michel Hansenne
Bashar Banwan Hasan
Mari Herttalampi
Clifford Hlatywayo
Ivana Hromatko
Eric Raymond Igou
Dzintra Iliško
Ulker Isayeva
Hussein Nabil Ismail
Dorthe Høj Jensen
Paul Kakupa
Shanmukh Kamble
Ahmed Kerriche
Bettina Kubicek
Nuworza Kugbey
Bernadette Kun
J. Hannah Lee
Elena Lisá
Yanina Lisun
María Laura Lupano Perugini
Francesco Marcatto
Biljana Maslovarić
Koorosh Massoudi
Tracy Mcfarlane
Samson John Mgaiwa
Seyyed Taha Moosavi Jahanabad
Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
Hang Thi Minh Nguyen
Yohsuke Ohtsubo
Tuğba Özsoy
Kjell Ivar Øvergård
Ståle Pallesen
Jane Parker
Nejc Plohl
Halley Pontes
Rachael Potter
Alan Roe
Adil Samekin
Marion Schulmeyer
Telman Seisembekov
María José Serrano-Fernández
Ghada Shahrour
Jelena Sladojević Matić
Rosita Sobhie
Paola Spagnoli
Joana Story
Mark Sullman
Liliya Sultanova
Ruimei Sun
Angela Oktavia Suryani
Steve Sussman
Mendiola Teng-Calleja
Julio Torales
Anise Wu
Xue Yang
Katerina Zabrodska
Arunas Ziedelis
Paweł Atroszko

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Background and aims Despite the last decade's significant development in the scientific study of work addiction/workaholism, this area of research is still facing a fundamental challenge, namely the need for a valid and reliable measurement tool that shows cross-cultural invariance and, as such, allows for worldwide studies on this phenomenon. Methods An initial 16-item questionnaire, developed within an addiction framework, was administered alongside job stress, job satisfaction, and self-esteem measures in a total sample of 31,352 employees from six continents and 85 cultures (63.5% females, mean age of 39.24 years). Results Based on theoretical premises and psychometric testing, the International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS) was developed as a short measure representing essential features of work addiction. The seven-item version (IWAS-7), covering all seven components of work addiction, showed partial scalar invariance across 81 cultures, while the five-item version (IWAS-5) showed it across all 85 cultures. Higher levels of work addiction on both versions were associated with higher job stress, lower job satisfaction, and lower self-esteem across cultures. The optimal cut-offs for the IWAS-7 (24 points) and IWAS-5 (18 points) were established with an overall accuracy of 96% for both versions. Discussion and conclusions The IWAS is a valid, reliable, and short screening scale that can be used in different cultures and languages, providing comparative and generalizable results. The scale can be used globally in clinical and organizational settings, with the IWAS-5 being recommended for most practical and clinical situations. This is the first study to provide data supporting the hypothesis that work addiction is a universal phenomenon worldwide.

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hal-04969979 , version 1 (04-03-2025)

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Edyta Charzyńska, Aleksandra Buźniak, Stanisław Czerwiński, Natalia Woropay-Hordziejewicz, Zuzanna Schneider, et al.. The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2025, 14 (1), pp.220-245. ⟨10.1556/2006.2025.00005⟩. ⟨hal-04969979⟩
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