The relationship of workaholism with work-life conflict, life satisfaction, and purpose in life

This study examined the differences between 2 types of workaholics (enthusi astic and nonenthusiastic workaholics) and nonworkaholic workers (work enth usiasts, relaxed workers, unengaged workers, and disenchanted workers) with respect to work-life conflict, life satisfaction, and purpose in life in a sample of 171 salaried employees of a high technology organization. Result s differed for the 2 types of workaholics, supporting the importance of con tinued differentiation of workaholic types. Nonenthusiastic workaholics wer e found to have significantly more work-life conflict and significantly les s life satisfaction and purpose in life than 3 of the 4 types of nonworkaho lics. Enthusiastic workaholics were found to have significantly more life s atisfaction and purpose in life than nonenthusiastic workaholics and signif icantly more work-life conflict than 3 of the 4 nonworkaholics. Implication s for career planning and counseling are discussed.