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THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM AND HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES.

dc.contributor.advisorShahnaz Aziz, PhD
dc.contributor.authorTresidder, Adam
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSamuel Sears, PhD
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKent Alipour, PhD
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T15:43:21Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T15:43:21Z
dc.date.created2024-05
dc.date.issuedMay 2024
dc.date.submittedMay 2024
dc.date.updated2024-07-16T20:36:03Z
dc.degree.collegeThomas Harriott College of Arts and Sciences
dc.degree.departmentPsychology
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.majorMA-Psychology General-Theoretic
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.degree.programMA-Psychology
dc.description.abstractWhile 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.lift2026-05-01
dc.embargo.terms2026-05-01
dc.etdauthor.orcid0009-0003-9003-3390
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/13529
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectPsychology, Industrial
dc.titleTHE HEART OF THE PROBLEM: ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM AND HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES.
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
dc.type.materialtext
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