Abstract
Workaholics generally allocate an excessive amount of time and energy to their work at the expense of having time for recovery from work. Nevertheless, a complete recovery is an essential prerequisite for well-being. This study examines the moderating role of workaholism in the relationship between daily recovery and daily exhaustion. Data were collected among 95 participants who completed a general questionnaire and a diary booklet for five consecutive working days. Multilevel analysis results confirmed a cross-level interaction effect of workaholism, showing that the negative relationship between recovery and exhaustion at the daily level is weaker for those with a high (versus low) level of workaholism. These insights suggest the promotion of interventions aimed at addressing workaholism among workers, and the design of projects able to stimulate recovery from work, particularly for workaholics.
Highlights
Due to the increasing of work intensity and job uncertainty in recent years, many employees have to face a high work pace, fixed deadlines, and insufficient time to do their tasks [1,2], with the consequent need to work hard, in the evenings and weekends
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between recovery and exhaustion at the daily level, and the cross-level interaction effect of workaholism
In order to test nested models we evaluated the difference between the deviances through the likelihood ratio (LR) test
Summary
Due to the increasing of work intensity and job uncertainty in recent years, many employees have to face a high work pace, fixed deadlines, and insufficient time to do their tasks [1,2], with the consequent need to work hard, in the evenings and weekends. Some of them work in an excessive way for external requirements or for economical necessities, but because they feel they have to [3] This over-commitment of energy and time to work has been used in the literature to describe the notion of workaholism [4]. Workaholism is considered as one of the most common current addictions in many Westernized countries These cultures value success and accomplishment, and consider work as a central life aspect, essential to be socially accepted, to feel integrated and to obtain freedom and personal independence. In these societies, workaholics’ characteristics are generally appreciated, to the extent that, according to some authors, the society itself facilitates and enhances workaholism tendencies [5]
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