Work addiction test questionnaire to assess workaholism: Validation of French version
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Ravoux, Hortense, Pereira, Bruno, Brousse, Georges, Dewavrin, Samuel, Cornet, Thomas, Mermillod, Martial, Mondillon, Laurie, Vallet, Guillaume, Moustafa, F. and Dutheil, Frederic. (2018). Work addiction test questionnaire to assess workaholism: Validation of French version. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 5(1), pp. 1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8215
Authors | Ravoux, Hortense, Pereira, Bruno, Brousse, Georges, Dewavrin, Samuel, Cornet, Thomas, Mermillod, Martial, Mondillon, Laurie, Vallet, Guillaume, Moustafa, F. and Dutheil, Frederic |
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Abstract | Background: Work addiction is a significant public health problem with a growing prevalence. The Work Addiction Risk Test (WART) is the gold standard questionnaire to detect workaholism. Objective: The main objective of this study was to validate the French version of the WART. Methods: Questionnaires were proposed to voluntary French workers using the WittyFit software. There were no exclusion criteria. The questionnaire was administered anonymously for initial validity testing and readministered one week later for test-retest reliability. We also assessed the workers’ sociodemographic characteristics, as well as other measurements for external validity, such as stress, well-being, and coaddictions to tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis. Several psychometric properties of the French-WART were explored: acceptability, reliability (internal consistency [Cronbach alpha coefficient] and reproducibility [Lin concordance coefficient]), construct validity (correlation coefficients and principal component analysis), and external validity (correlation coefficients). Results: Among the 1580 workers using WittyFit, 187 (11.83%) agreed to complete the WART questionnaire. Of those, 128 completed the test-retest survey (68.4%). Acceptability found that all respondents had fully completed the questionnaire, with few floor or ceiling effects. Reliability was very good with a Cronbach alpha coefficient at .90 (internal consistency) and Lin concordance coefficient at .90 (95% CI .87-.94] with a difference on the retest of .04 (SD 4.9) (95% CI −9.6 to 9.7) (reproducibility). We identified three main dimensions (construct validity). Relationships between WART and stress and well-being confirmed its external validity. Conclusions: The French version of the WART is a valid and reliable instrument to assess work addiction with satisfactory psychometric properties. Used in occupational medicine, this tool would allow the diagnosis of work addiction and can be easily implemented in current practice. |
Keywords | behavior; addictive; work; validation studies as topic; questionnaires; social welfare; health; public health |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Journal citation | 5 (1), pp. 1 - 13 |
Publisher | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
ISSN | 1438-8871 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8215 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85042075162 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 13 |
Research Group | Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | Canada |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qv4y/work-addiction-test-questionnaire-to-assess-workaholism-validation-of-french-version
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