Beiler-May Angela, Williamson Rachel L, Clark Malissa A, Carter Nathan T
a Department of Psychology , University of Georgia.
J Pers Assess. 2017 Jan-Feb;99(1):104-110. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2016.1198795. Epub 2016 Jul 13.
Past research suggests gender differences in workaholism might be due to differences in how men and women respond to the item content in workaholism measures. Using item response theory differential item functioning, we show women are less likely to report some workaholism items, leading to contamination. Specifically, women are less likely to report spending more time at work than other activities, and staying at work longer than others. We speculate that societal norms and practical restrictions on women's time results in lower endorsement rates for these items compared to men, and thus underestimates their workaholism. Results contradict past findings that men and women are similar in regard to workaholism and suggest women are in fact higher in workaholism than men. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
过去的研究表明，工作狂方面的性别差异可能是由于男性和女性对工作狂测量中的项目内容的反应不同。使用项目反应理论中的项目功能差异，我们发现女性报告某些工作狂项目的可能性较小，从而导致数据污染。具体而言，女性不太可能报告比其他活动花更多时间工作，以及比其他人在工作岗位上停留更长时间。我们推测，社会规范和对女性时间的实际限制导致这些项目的认可率低于男性，从而低估了她们的工作狂程度。研究结果与过去关于男性和女性在工作狂方面相似的发现相矛盾，并表明事实上女性的工作狂程度高于男性。本文还讨论了研究的局限性和未来方向。
