The Mediating Role of Psychophysic Strain in the Relationship Between Workaholism, Job Performance, and Sickness Absence: A Longitudinal Study

@article{Falco2013TheMR,
  title={The Mediating Role of Psychophysic Strain in the Relationship Between Workaholism, Job Performance, and Sickness Absence: A Longitudinal Study},
  author={Alessandra Falco and Damiano Girardi and Luca Kravina and Elena Trifiletti and Giovanni Battista Bartolucci and Dora Capozza and Nicola Alberto De Carlo},
  journal={Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine},
  year={2013},
  volume={55},
  pages={1255–1261}
}
Objective: To test a theoretical model in which workaholism predicts both directly and indirectly, via psychophysic strain, job performance and sickness absences. Methods: A multimethod study was performed examining a sample of 322 workers in a private company. The study was articulated into two phases, over a time period of 15 months. Workaholism was assessed using a self-report measure (time 1). Psychophysic strain was measured by the occupational physician, performance by the supervisor, and… 
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