Reliability and validity of the workaholism battery (Work-BAT): Turkish form

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Ersoy-Kart M.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, cilt.33, sa.6, ss.609-617, 2005 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.6.609
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.609-617
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: workaholism battery, reliability, validity, Turkish work environment, UNDERSTANDING WORKAHOLISM, TENDENCIES, DEFINITION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Workaholism Battery (Spence & Robbins, 1992). The original scale was translated into Turkish and then administered to 175 working graduates. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 2-factor solution with 9 items established in the first factor (WE) and 11 in the second (D). The reliability coefficient of the new shortened scale was .83 and the split-half reliability coefficient was .69. This scale has adequate criterion-related validity, with a positive correlation between the Jenkins Activity Survey - Type A Behavior subscale (Jenkins, Zyzanski, & Rosenman, 1979) and both WE and D. Congruence between the findings and the literature is discussed.