The development and analyses of the psychometric characteristics of a tenta
tive self-report measure of work addiction are reported. A total of 363 col
lege students completed a battery of tests including the Work Addiction Ris
k Test. Internal consistency of the scores was .88. Also, these scores sere
compared with chose on the Type A Self-raring Scale and the Jenkins Activi
ty Survey, which give self-reports of Type A behavior and the Stare-Trait A
nxiety Inventory. That scores on the work addiction Risk rest were reliable
and showed. concurrent validity supported psychometric utility fur researc
h and clinical practice.