Abstract
This study tested the 10-year cardiovascular risk difference between subtypes of heavy work investment (HWI) among 244 workers who came to a medical center for periodic check-ups. Relying on Snir and Harpaz’s (2012) model of HWI, four subtypes of heavy work investors (two dispositional subtypes-the workaholics and the work-devoted; and two situational subtypes-the organization-directed and the needy) were compared. Common full-time workers served as a reference group. The results showed that while workaholics are 3.70 times more likely to be at a high risk of developing a cardiovascular disease than common full-time workers, the work-devoted are 8.31 times more likely. We suggest that the work-devoted literally “take their work to heart.”.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 325-340 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | North American Journal of Psychology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Framingham Risk Score
- Heavy work investment (HWI) subtypes
- cardiovascular risk (CVR)
- common full-time workers
- work devotion
- workaholism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Psychology
