The work addiction risk test: Development of a tentative measure of workaholism

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.