Abstract:
This study examined the relationship of the personality factors (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) with each of the three workaholism components i.e. working compulsively, working excessively and combined workaholics. As the study is of exploratory in nature, a sample of 145 academicians was drawn from the two universities of Jammu region (India), namely, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (India) and the University of Jammu, Jammu (India). The internal consistencies of each dimension of Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS) ranged from 0.883 to 0.837 and Cronbach’s α reliability coefficient value of scale- measuring Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to experience- ranged from 0.75 to 0.83, which is within the specified limit. Three dependent variables, namely, combined workaholics, working compulsively workaholics and working excessively workaholics were regressed with age, monthly salary, family type, family size, marital status; whereas extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience vary individually. The study has identified neuroticism and conscientiousness as the significant personality traits causing the negative impact on all the three dimensions of workaholics. Whereas, salary is negatively correlated and has a significant impact on the two dimensions of workaholism, namely, combined workaholics and working compulsively workaholics. However, the designation is significant variable and is positively affecting the working compulsively workaholics
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Sharma 1,2* Department of Business, School of Business, College of Management, Shri Mata Vishno Devi University, Jammu and Kashmir, India Received 17 Au gust 2011, Accepted 22 October 20 11 This study examined the relationship of the personality factors (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) with each of the three workaholism components i.
Three dependent variables, namely, combined workaholics, working compulsively workaholics and working excessively workaholics were regressed with age, monthly salary, family type, family size, marital status; whereas extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience vary individually.
(2006) made an attempt to look at th e relation sh ip between generalized self-efficacy, the big five personality traits (Neur oticism, Extr aver sion, Con scien tiousn ess, Openness to Experience and Agreeableness) and the three dimensions of workaholism (drive to work, joy in wor k, and wor k involvement).
Furthermore, strong link between workaholism and personality types including Type-A behaviour pattern s, namely, competitive, achievement-orientated individuals and obsessive- compulsive traits have also been pointed out at different point of time (Naughton, 1987; Byrne and Reinhart, 1989).
Workaholism and Its Correlates The independent variables used in all the three models were age, monthly salary, family type, family size, marital status,extraversion, agreeablen ess, conscientiousn ess, neuroticism, and open ness to experience.