Saudi Arabian nurses' workaholic tendencies and their predictive role in professional quality of life.

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Title: Saudi Arabian nurses' workaholic tendencies and their predictive role in professional quality of life.
Authors: Adolfo, Cris S., Almazan, Joseph U., Cruz, Jonas P., Albougami, Abdulrhman S. B., Roque, Mark Y., Montayre, Jed
Source: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. Jul2022, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p1144-1152. 9p. 4 Charts.
Subjects: Psychological burnout, Relative medical risk, Confidence intervals, Work, Cross-sectional method, Job stress, Multiple regression analysis, Work-life balance, Tertiary care, Regression analysis, Compassion, Surveys, Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation (Statistics), T-test (Statistics), Hospital nursing staff, Quality of life, Professional competence, Saudi Arabians, Experiential learning, Public hospitals, Research funding, Questionnaires, Scale analysis (Psychology), Descriptive statistics, Statistical sampling, Data analysis software, Odds ratio, Psychological stress
Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia
Abstract: Purpose: To determine whether nurses' workaholic tendencies and demographic variables predict their professional quality of life. Design: A cross‐sectional design was utilized among 427 Saudi nurses which conveniently selected in four tertiary public hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Findings: Nurses' have higher workaholic tendencies level and moderate professional quality of life levels. Working more than 40 h per week correlates with one's risk of workaholism. Certain professional quality of life subscales is associated with gender, marital status, hospital experience, and work addiction tendencies. Practice Implications: The present study contributes to the development of new clinical practices by enlightening readers of the implications of workaholism for nurses' professional quality of life, so that this can be addressed and managed properly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Purpose: To determine whether nurses' workaholic tendencies and demographic variables predict their professional quality of life. Design: A cross‐sectional design was utilized among 427 Saudi nurses which conveniently selected in four tertiary public hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Findings: Nurses' have higher workaholic tendencies level and moderate professional quality of life levels. Working more than 40 h per week correlates with one's risk of workaholism. Certain professional quality of life subscales is associated with gender, marital status, hospital experience, and work addiction tendencies. Practice Implications: The present study contributes to the development of new clinical practices by enlightening readers of the implications of workaholism for nurses' professional quality of life, so that this can be addressed and managed properly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00315990
DOI:10.1111/ppc.12913