1Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
2Institute of Education, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
J Behav Addict. 2024 Mar 8;13(1):66-75. doi: 10.1556/2006.2024.00007. Print 2024 Mar 26.
Work addiction (WA), characterized by dimensions such as overcommitment, difficulties in detachment from work, and work-life imbalance, is presumed to be associated with increased smartphone usage, even during risky activities like driving. The study investigated the connection between WA and future problematic and hazardous smartphone use, considering personality factors: anxiety, rumination, and worry.
A three-wave longitudinal study (N = 1,866) was conducted from March to July 2019, June to September 2020, and June to November 2021, involving a representative sample of 18-34-year-old residents in Hungary's capital. The study employed Hungarian versions of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire, Ruminative Response Scale, Anxiety subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory 18, and Penn-State Worry Questionnaire. Additionally, author-developed questions on mobile phone use while driving were included.
At baseline, those at risk for WA showed more frequent mobile phone use while driving at both time points 2 and 3 compared to the non-risk group. Path analyses revealed rumination, anxiety at time 1, and worry at time 2 as significant mediators between baseline WA and mobile phone use while driving at time 3. However, when analyzing all three mediators together, only anxiety at time 1 and worry at time 2 remained significant.
This study demonstrates that WA predicts future mobile phone use while driving through mediation by anxiety and worry. Our findings add to the growing evidence highlighting the detrimental aspects of WA, emphasizing the need for improved prevention and treatment strategies.
工作成瘾（WA）的特征是过度投入、难以从工作中解脱以及工作与生活失衡等维度，据推测与智能手机的使用增加有关，即使是在驾驶等危险活动期间。本研究考虑了人格因素（焦虑、反刍和担忧），调查了 WA 与未来问题性和危险智能手机使用之间的联系。
本研究于 2019 年 3 月至 7 月、2020 年 6 月至 9 月和 2021 年 6 月至 11 月进行了为期三年的纵向研究（N=1866），参与者为匈牙利首都的 18 至 34 岁居民。该研究采用了匈牙利语版本的卑尔根工作成瘾量表、问题性手机使用问卷、反刍反应量表、简短症状清单 18 的焦虑子量表和宾夕法尼亚州担忧问卷。此外，还包括关于驾驶时使用手机的作者开发的问题。
在基线时，WA 风险较高的人在第 2 点和第 3 点时比非风险组更频繁地在驾驶时使用手机。路径分析显示，反刍、第 1 点时的焦虑和第 2 点时的担忧是 WA 与第 3 点时驾驶时使用手机之间的显著中介因素。然而，当同时分析这三个中介因素时，只有第 1 点时的焦虑和第 2 点时的担忧仍然显著。
本研究表明，WA 通过焦虑和担忧来预测未来驾驶时使用手机的情况。我们的研究结果增加了越来越多的证据，强调了 WA 的有害方面，需要制定更好的预防和治疗策略。
