Allam Heba Khodary, Helmy Mai Salah, El Badry Aziza Saad, Younis Faten Ezzelarab
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University.
J Public Health Res. 2021 Jun 22;10(4):2203. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2203.
Workaholism is described as a constant, internal drive to work and behavioral addiction to work. Studies have shown the negative associations between workaholism, job performance, and health results as disrupted sleep. The purpose of this research was to compare the prevalence of workaholics among the academic staff of practical and theoretical Faculties in Egyptian universities using the Dutch Workaholism Scale (DUWAS) and to determine associated sleep problems. Also, it studied the added impact of E-learning on the prevalence of workaholism frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 336 participants. Work addiction was assessed using DUWAS (17 items) as well as questionnaires on personal, occupational characteristics, and sleep problems. DUWAS scale was repeated after six months during COVID 19 pandemic to investigate the impact of E-learning on the workaholic behavior of the studied groups.
Our study revealed that the prevalence of workaholism was 33 percent. 32.8% and 33.7% were listed for the faculties of Medicine and Arts, respectively. After the COVID-19 pandemic, workaholic frequency was significantly increased to be 46.4%. Adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that workaholism had negatively impacted sleep in terms of difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and insufficient sleep.
The prevalence of workaholism appears to be high among university staff members especially after COVID-19 crisis. Sleep problems were linked to workaholics more than other workers. We recommend encouraging employees to work to their contracted hours, as excess work over extended periods may have adverse effects not only on organizational productivity but also on their health.
工作狂被描述为一种持续的、内在的工作驱动力以及对工作的行为成瘾。研究表明，工作狂与工作绩效以及诸如睡眠紊乱等健康结果之间存在负面关联。本研究的目的是使用荷兰工作狂量表（DUWAS）比较埃及大学实践型和理论型学院学术人员中工作狂的患病率，并确定相关的睡眠问题。此外，还研究了在新冠疫情期间电子学习对工作狂频率患病率的额外影响。
对336名参与者进行了一项横断面研究。使用DUWAS（17项）以及关于个人、职业特征和睡眠问题的问卷来评估工作成瘾情况。在新冠疫情期间六个月后重复进行DUWAS量表调查，以研究电子学习对研究组工作狂行为的影响。
我们的研究显示工作狂的患病率为33%。医学院和文学院的患病率分别为32.8%和33.7%。在新冠疫情之后，工作狂频率显著增加至46.4%。调整后的逻辑回归分析表明，工作狂在入睡困难、维持睡眠困难和睡眠不足方面对睡眠有负面影响。
工作狂在大学工作人员中患病率似乎较高，尤其是在新冠危机之后。睡眠问题与工作狂的关联比其他工作人员更为紧密。我们建议鼓励员工按合同规定的时间工作，因为长时间的过度工作不仅可能对组织生产力产生不利影响，还可能对他们的健康造成不良影响。
