Gender Bias in the Measurement of Workaholism
Gender Bias in the Measurement of Workaholism
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DOI：
10.1080/00223891.2016.1198795
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Carter, Nathan T.
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作者：
Beiler-May, Angela;Williamson, Rachel L.;Carter, Nathan T.
过去的研究表明，工作狂的性别差异可能是由于男性和女性对工作狂测量项目内容的反应不同。利用项目反应理论的差异项目功能，我们发现妇女不太可能报告一些工作狂项目，导致污染。具体而言，妇女不太可能报告花在工作上的时间多于其他活动，并且比其他人工作时间更长。我们推测，与男性相比，社会规范和对女性时间的实际限制导致这些项目的认可率较低，从而低估了她们的工作狂。结果与过去的研究结果相矛盾，即男性和女性在工作狂方面相似，并表明女性实际上比男性更容易工作。局限性和未来的方向进行了讨论。
Past research suggests gender differences in workaholism might be due to differences in how men and women respond to the item content in workaholism measures. Using item response theory differential item functioning, we show women are less likely to report some workaholism items, leading to contamination. Specifically, women are less likely to report spending more time at work than other activities, and staying at work longer than others. We speculate that societal norms and practical restrictions on women's time results in lower endorsement rates for these items compared to men, and thus underestimates their workaholism. Results contradict past findings that men and women are similar in regard to workaholism and suggest women are in fact higher in workaholism than men. Limitations and future directions are discussed.