The International Work Addiction Scale (Iwas)

A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents

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ID21882013
AuthorsEdyta Charzyńska (0000-0001-9375-1433, University of Silesia in Katowice), Aleksandra Buźniak (0000-0001-6849-8800, University of Gdańsk), Stanisław K Czerwiński (0000-0002-4245-046X, University of Gdańsk), Natalia Woropay-Hordziejewicz (0000-0002-2406-9550, University of Gdańsk), Zuzanna Schneider (0000-0002-6838-4640, University of Silesia in Katowice), Toivo Aavik (0000-0003-1620-0245, University of Tartu), Mladen Adamovic (0000-0003-4697-505X, King's College London), Bradley Adams (0000-0001-5968-1996, University of Johannesburg), Sami M Al-Mahjoob (0009-0006-7519-0242, University of Bahrain), Saad A S Almoshawah (0009-0000-9637-3976, Research Center, Medical Cities Program-MOI, Saudi Arabia), James Arrowsmith (0000-0002-9205-4190, Massey University), Stephen Asatsa (0000-0002-1045-2583, Catholic University of Eastern Africa), Stephanie Austin (0000-0002-9289-7884, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Shahnaz Aziz (0000-0001-8791-9017, East Carolina University), Arnold B Bakker (0000-0003-1489-1847, University of Vaasa), Cristian Balducci (0000-0002-5998-9971, University of Chieti-Pescara), Eduardo Barros (0009-0007-8350-6697, Adolfo Ibáñez University), Sergiu Bălţătescu (0000-0003-3610-3004, University of Oradea), Dana Bdier (0000-0002-6332-4753, An-Najah National University), Nitesh Bhatia (0000-0001-9927-6733, Central University of Jharkhand), Snežana Bilić (0000-0002-5783-1951, International Balkan University), Diana Boer (0009-0005-9713-6370, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences), Avner Caspi (0000-0003-0619-6772, Open University of Israel), Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon (0000-0001-7164-9307, Thammasat University), Connie I M Chan (0000-0001-6599-194X, University of Macau), ChungJen Chien (0000-0003-2878-9421, Yuan Ze University), Hoon‐seok Choi (0000-0001-8360-1888, Sungkyunkwan University), Rajneesh Choubisa (0000-0001-7945-3229, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani), Marilyn Clark (0000-0003-0459-761X, University of Malta), Đorđe Čekrlija (0000-0001-8177-8663, University of Banja Luka), Zsolt Demetrovics (0000-0001-5604-7551, Eötvös Loránd University), Eglantina Dervishi (0000-0003-1015-1948, University of Tirana), Piyanjali De Zoysa (0000-0002-7382-6503, University of Colombo), Alejandra Del Carmen Dominguez Espinosa (0000-0002-2697-8627, Ibero American University), Sonya Dragova‐Koleva (0009-0002-4190-2716, New Bulgarian University), Vasiliki Efstathiou (0000-0003-2303-5997, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), María Eugenia Fernández (0000-0002-6335-7774, Ghent University), Claude Fernet (0000-0001-6028-9596, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), H F Gadelrab (0000-0003-0037-606X, Mansoura University), Vladimer Lado Gamsakhurdia (0000-0002-5297-4777, Tbilisi State University), Ragna B Garðarsdóttir (0000-0003-3368-4616, University of Iceland), Luís Eduardo Garrido (0000-0001-8932-6063, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra), Nicolas Gillet (0000-0003-2187-2097, Université de Tours), Sónia P Gonçalves (0000-0003-3704-2995, University of Lisbon), Mark D Griffiths (0000-0001-8880-6524, Nottingham Trent University), Naira Hakobyan (0000-0003-0753-2774, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia), Fatimah Wati Halim (0000-0001-5588-3435, National University of Malaysia), Michel Hansenne (0000-0002-3478-4953, University of Liège), Bashar Banwan Hasan (0000-0003-1407-6762, University of Wasit), Mari Huhtala (0000-0001-9117-0395, University of Jyväskylä), Clifford Kendrick Hlatywayo (0000-0003-1776-9812, University of Namibia), Ivana Hromatko (0000-0002-3837-1929, University of Zagreb), Eric R Igou (0000-0001-7744-9648, University of Limerick), Dzintra Iliško (0000-0002-2677-6005, Daugavpils University), Ulker Isayeva (0000-0003-3927-4810, Khazar University), Habibah Ismail (0000-0001-9772-6032, Lebanese American University), Dorthe Høj Jensen (0000-0003-0989-9481, Aarhus University), Paul Kakupa (0000-0003-0742-188X, University of Zambia), Shanmukh Vasant Kamble (0000-0002-2185-8052, Karnatak University), Ahmed Kerriche (0000-0002-2683-149X, University of Blida), Bettina Kubicek (0000-0003-0725-1657, University of Graz), Nuworza Kugbey (0000-0002-0413-0350, University of Environment and Sustainable Development), Bernadette Kun (0000-0003-1609-2977, Eötvös Loránd University), J Hannah Lee (0000-0002-5487-3478, Indiana University Northwest), Elena Lisá (0000-0002-7112-425X, Comenius University Bratislava), Yanina Lisun (0000-0003-0823-7283, State University of Trade and Economics), María Laura Lupano Perugini (0000-0001-6090-0762, Universidad de Buenos Aires), Francesco Marcatto (0000-0003-0675-0876, University of Trieste), Biljana Maslovarić (0000-0002-4820-8762, University of Montenegro), Koorosh Massoudi (0000-0001-9307-1294, University of Lausanne), Tracy A Mcfarlane (0000-0002-0458-6358, University of the West Indies System), Samson John Mgaiwa (0000-0001-9230-8755, Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)), Seyyed Taha Moosavi Jahanabad (0009-0003-0376-3660, Shahid Beheshti University), Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera (0000-0003-0134-5927, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador), Hoa Thi Minh Nguyen (0000-0001-9708-9029, Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Yohsuke Ohtsubo (0000-0003-2074-0244, The University of Tokyo), Tuğba Özsoy (0000-0002-9877-1887, Sakarya University), Kjell Ivar Øvergård (0000-0002-4029-4344, University of South-Eastern Norway), Ståle Pallesen (0000-0002-5831-0840, University of Bergen), Jane Parker (0000-0002-3364-8116, Massey University), Nejc Plohl (0000-0001-9936-4039, University of Maribor), Halley M Pontes (0000-0001-8020-7623, Birkbeck, University of London), Rachael Potter (0000-0002-3088-2441, University of South Australia), Alan Roe (0000-0002-4118-7727, University of Leeds), Adil Samekin (0000-0001-9684-1944, Maqsut Narikbayev University), Marion K Schulmeyer (0000-0002-0707-0656, Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra), Seĭsembekov Tz (0000-0002-2129-7128, Astana Medical University), María-José Serrano-Fernández (0000-0003-0363-5522, Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Ghada Shahrour (0000-0002-6929-3361, Jordan University of Science and Technology), Jelena Sladojević Matić (0000-0003-3773-4203, Singidunum University), Rosita Sobhie (0000-0002-3627-974X, Anton de Kom University of Suriname), Paola Spagnoli (0000-0002-0637-9205, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Joana Story (0000-0003-1529-8172, Fundação Getulio Vargas), Mark J M Sullman (0000-0001-7920-6818, University of Nicosia), Liliya Sultanova (0000-0002-3516-7340, Tashkent State University of Economics), Ruimei Sun (0000-0002-5405-8035, University of Macau), Angela Oktavia Suryani (0000-0001-5016-4802, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia), Steve Sussman (0000-0002-6778-9718, University of Southern California), Mendiola Teng-Calleja (0000-0003-4592-0647, Ateneo de Manila University), Julio Torales (0000-0003-3277-7036, Universidad Nacional de Asunción), Germano Vera Cruz (0000-0002-8297-6933, Department of Psychology, University of Picardie Jules Verne (Université de Picardie Jules Verne), Amiens, France), Anise M S Wu (0000-0001-8174-6581, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China), Xue Yang (0000-0001-9747-6467, Centre for Health Behaviours Research (CHBR), JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China), Katerina Zabrodska (0000-0002-5600-7063, Czech Academy of Sciences), Arūnas Žiedelis (0000-0002-7367-9988, Vilnius University), Paweł A Atroszko (0000-0001-5707-3882, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland)
Year2025
Volume14
Issue1
Pages220-245
Publication date2025-03-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Behavioral Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2062-5871 • E-ISSN: 2063-5303
PublisherAkademiai Kiado Zrt. (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/2006.2025.00005
PMID39998574
OpenAlexW4407910757
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited40

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