Myths about “The myths about work addiction” : Commentary on: Ten myths about work addiction (Griffiths et al., 2018)

Andreassen, Cecilie Schou and Schaufeli, Wilmar B. and Pallesen, Ståle (2018) Myths about “The myths about work addiction” : Commentary on: Ten myths about work addiction (Griffiths et al., 2018). Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7 (4). pp. 858-862. ISSN 2062-5871 (print); 2063-5303 (online)

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Abstract

The present paper encompasses a response to the debate paper by Griffiths et al. about work addiction myths. Generally, we found weak empirical basis for the statement that there exist major myths and controversies regarding work addiction. Although we agree with Griffiths et al. on several issues, we argue that: (a) although work addiction is not a new behavioral addiction, work addiction research is still in its infancy; (b) work addiction is largely similar to other behavioral addictions; (c) work addiction and workaholism are actually the same; and (d) there is no compelling evidence that work addiction occurs before adulthood.

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