Tool to check whether you’re workaholic

Mumbai: A tool that measures workaholism has found that 8.3 per cent of the Norwegian workforce is addicted to work to the point where it becomes a health issue.

 

Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway used the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, a workaholism instrument that is based on core symptoms found in more traditional drug addictions; ie, salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, relapse, problems.

 

It assesses workaholism based on seven criteria. If the person taking the test replies ‘often’ or ‘always’ to at least four of the seven, it is some indication that they may be a workaholic. Both men and women tend to compulsively overwork.