The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents.

Charzyńska E, Buźniak A, Czerwiński SK, Woropay-Hordziejewicz N, Schneider Z, Aavik T, Adamowic M, Adams BG, Al-Mahjoob SM, Almoshawah SAS, Arrowsmith J, Asatsa S, Austin S, Aziz S, Bakker AB, Balducci C, Barros E, Bălțătescu S, Bdier D, Bhatia N, Bilic S, Boer D, Caspi A, Chaleeraktrakoon T, Chan CIM, Chien CJ, Choi HS, Choubisa R, Clark M, Čekrlija Đ, Demetrovics Z, Dervishi E, de Zoysa P, Domínguez Espinosa ADC, Dragova-Koleva S, Efstathiou V, Fernandez ME, Fernet C, Gadelrab HF, Gamsakhurdia V, Garðarsdóttir RB, Garrido LE, Gillet N, Gonçalves SP, Griffiths MD, Hakobyan NR, Halim FW, Hansenne M, Hasan BB, Herttalampi M, Hlatywayo CK, Hromatko I, Igou ER, Iliško D, Isayeva U, Ismail HN, Jensen DH, Kakupa P, Kamble S, Kerriche A, Kubicek B, Kugbey N, Kun B, Lee JH, Lisá E, Lisun Y, Lupano Perugini ML, Marcatto F, Maslovarić B, Massoudi K, McFarlane TA, Mgaiwa SJ, Moosavi Jahanabad ST, Moreta-Herrera R, Nguyen HTM, Ohtsubo Y, Özsoy T, Øvergård KI, Pallesen S, Parker J, Plohl N, Pontes HM, Potter R, Roe A, Samekin A, Schulmeyer MK, Seisembekov TZ, Serrano-Fernández MJ, Shahrour G, Matić JS, Sobhie R, Spagnoli P, Story J, Sullman MJM, Sultanova L, Sun R, Suryani AO, Sussman S, Teng-Calleja M, Torales J, Vera Cruz G, Wu AMS, Yang X, Zabrodska K, Ziedelis A, Atroszko PA

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DOI: 10.1556/2006.2025.00005
Published: 2025 Mar 28
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@article{allodium:10.1556/2006.2025.00005,
  title = {The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents.},
  author = {Charzyńska E and Buźniak A and Czerwiński SK and Woropay-Hordziejewicz N and Schneider Z and Aavik T and Adamowic M and Adams BG and Al-Mahjoob SM and Almoshawah SAS and Arrowsmith J and Asatsa S and Austin S and Aziz S and Bakker AB and Balducci C and Barros E and Bălțătescu S and Bdier D and Bhatia N and Bilic S and Boer D and Caspi A and Chaleeraktrakoon T and Chan CIM and Chien CJ and Choi HS and Choubisa R and Clark M and Čekrlija Đ and Demetrovics Z and Dervishi E and de Zoysa P and Domínguez Espinosa ADC and Dragova-Koleva S and Efstathiou V and Fernandez ME and Fernet C and Gadelrab HF and Gamsakhurdia V and Garðarsdóttir RB and Garrido LE and Gillet N and Gonçalves SP and Griffiths MD and Hakobyan NR and Halim FW and Hansenne M and Hasan BB and Herttalampi M and Hlatywayo CK and Hromatko I and Igou ER and Iliško D and Isayeva U and Ismail HN and Jensen DH and Kakupa P and Kamble S and Kerriche A and Kubicek B and Kugbey N and Kun B and Lee JH and Lisá E and Lisun Y and Lupano Perugini ML and Marcatto F and Maslovarić B and Massoudi K and McFarlane TA and Mgaiwa SJ and Moosavi Jahanabad ST and Moreta-Herrera R and Nguyen HTM and Ohtsubo Y and Özsoy T and Øvergård KI and Pallesen S and Parker J and Plohl N and Pontes HM and Potter R and Roe A and Samekin A and Schulmeyer MK and Seisembekov TZ and Serrano-Fernández MJ and Shahrour G and Matić JS and Sobhie R and Spagnoli P and Story J and Sullman MJM and Sultanova L and Sun R and Suryani AO and Sussman S and Teng-Calleja M and Torales J and Vera Cruz G and Wu AMS and Yang X and Zabrodska K and Ziedelis A and Atroszko PA},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of behavioral addictions},
  doi = {10.1556/2006.2025.00005},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00005}
}

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E, C., A, B., SK, C., N, W., Z, S., T, A., M, A., BG, A., SM, A., SAS, A., J, A., S, A., S, A., S, A., AB, B., C, B., E, B., S, B., D, B., N, B., S, B., D, B., A, C., T, C., CIM, C., CJ, C., HS, C., R, C., M, C., Đ, Č., Z, D., E, D., P, D. Z., ADC, D. E., S, D., V, E., ME, F., C, F., HF, G., V, G., RB, G., LE, G., N, G., SP, G., MD, G., NR, H., FW, H., M, H., BB, H., M, H., CK, H., I, H., ER, I., D, I., U, I., HN, I., DH, J., P, K., S, K., A, K., B, K., N, K., B, K., JH, L., E, L., Y, L., ML, L. P., F, M., B, M., K, M., TA, M., SJ, M., ST, M. J., R, M., HTM, N., Y, O., T, Ö., KI, Ø., S, P., J, P., N, P., HM, P., R, P., A, R., A, S., MK, S., TZ, S., MJ, S., G, S., JS, M., R, S., P, S., J, S., MJM, S., L, S., R, S., AO, S., S, S., M, T., J, T., G, V. C., AMS, W., X, Y., K, Z., A, Z., & PA, A. (2025). The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents.. Journal of behavioral addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00005

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