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. 2022 Mar 15:13:812821.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812821. eCollection 2022.

The Antecedents and Consequences of Workaholism: Findings From the Modern Japanese Labor Market

Satoshi Akutsu  1 , Fumiaki Katsumura  1 , Shohei Yamamoto  1
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The Antecedents and Consequences of Workaholism: Findings From the Modern Japanese Labor Market

Satoshi Akutsu et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

The present study examined the direct and indirect (via workaholism) relationships between competitive work environments and subjective unhealthiness. It also examined the effects of adjusting for cognitive distortions in the relationship between a competitive work environment and subjective unhealthiness and between a competitive work environment and workaholism. Data were collected from 9,716 workers in various industries, occupations, and positions. The results show that competitive work environments were positively related to subjective unhealthiness, both directly and through workaholism. Furthermore, cognitive distortions moderated the positive effect between a competitive work environment and workaholism, and the positive relationship was stronger when cognitive distortions were high (as compared to low). This study has important and practical implications for companies that are increasingly concerned about the health of their employees.

Keywords: cognitive distortions; competitive work environment; health management; learning theory; subjective health; trait activation theory; workaholism.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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The proposed model (Hypothesis 5).
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The moderating effect of cognitive distortions on the relationship between competitive work environment and workaholism.
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The moderating effect of cognitive distortions on the relationship between competitive work environment and subjective unhealthiness.
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