Workaholism is a behavioral addiction that, while widely studied, is still lacking a definition shared by the scientific community. The aim of this theoretical paper is to propose a new model that is at the same time comprehensive and easy to test, with an approach based on a critical analysis of the literature. We give particular attention to reviews of literature and theoretical and empirical papers published since 2011, because even the most recent reviews do not fully encompass the last few years. We proposed a comprehensive model, which defines workaholism as a clinical condition that is characterized by both externalizing (i.e., addiction) and internalizing (i.e., obsessive-compulsive) symptoms and by low levels of work engagement; from this there arises the distinction between disengaged and engaged workaholics (i.e., a less impairing subtype of workaholism). Finally, we propose DSM-like criteria for workaholism and a research agenda for future studies.

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工作狂的临床概念化

工作狂是一种行为上瘾，经过广泛研究，但仍缺乏科学界的共同定义。该理论论文的目的是提出一种新的模型，该模型同时具有全面性和易于测试性，并且采用了基于文献的批判性分析方法。我们特别关注自2011年以来发表的文献以及理论和经验论文的评论，因为即使是最近的评论也不能完全涵盖过去的几年。我们提出了一个综合模型，将工作狂定义为一种临床症状，其特征在于外在（即成瘾）和内在（即强迫症）症状以及低水平的工作投入。因此，分离出的工作狂和敬业的工作狂（即 危害较小的工作狂亚型）。最后，我们提出了类似于DSM的工作狂标准，并提出了未来研究的研究议程。