THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM AND HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES.
dc.contributor.advisor | Shahnaz Aziz, PhD | |
dc.contributor.author | Tresidder, Adam | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Samuel Sears, PhD | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kent Alipour, PhD | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T15:43:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T15:43:21Z | |
dc.date.created | 2024-05 | |
dc.date.issued | May 2024 | |
dc.date.submitted | May 2024 | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-07-16T20:36:03Z | |
dc.degree.college | Thomas Harriott College of Arts and Sciences | |
dc.degree.department | Psychology | |
dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
dc.degree.major | MA-Psychology General-Theoretic | |
dc.degree.name | M.A. | |
dc.degree.program | MA-Psychology | |
dc.description.abstract | While prior research has examined workaholism in relation to physiological outcomes and physical health, less is known about how employees perceive these negative health-related consequences of workaholism. To address this concern, we examined whether employees are anxious about the health-related consequences of prolonged workaholic tendencies. Drawing on effort-recovery theory, we examined workaholism in relation to heart anxiety (H1), psychological well-being (H2), work-life balance (H3), and recovery (H4). Additionally, we investigated the moderating relationships of recovery (H5, H6) and work-life balance (H7, H8) to further investigate workaholism in relation to heart-anxiety and psychological well-being. By doing so, we aimed to further examine the recovery paradox within the context of workaholism. Our final sample consisted of 368 full-time faculty and staff at a southeastern university. Additionally, we found partial support for the recovery paradox. Furthermore, we found significant main effects between workaholism and psychological well-being (H2), work-life balance (H3), and recovery (H4). Given our results, we cannot determine whether workaholics are anxious about health-related consequences of workaholism. Future research, organizational implications, and study limitations are addressed. | |
dc.embargo.lift | 2026-05-01 | |
dc.embargo.terms | 2026-05-01 | |
dc.etdauthor.orcid | 0009-0003-9003-3390 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13529 | |
dc.language.iso | English | |
dc.publisher | East Carolina University | |
dc.subject | Psychology, Industrial | |
dc.title | THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM AND HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES. | |
dc.type | Master's Thesis | |
dc.type.material | text | |
local.embargo.lift | 2025-05-01 | |
local.embargo.terms | 2025-05-01 |