Work Addiction and Stimulant Use: Latent Profile Analysis in a Representative Population Study

Abstract Individuals with work addiction (WA) are characterized by low self-esteem, high obsessiveness, and impulsiveness; they overloaded tasks show sleep problems. These characteristics suggest that workaholics might be prone to use psychostimulant substances; however, this relationship has never been investigated. The present study aimed explore the prevalence of among individuals WA in a representative sample ( N = 3076). Lifetime, last year, month licit illicit stimulant were explored. Bergen Work Addiction Scale 18-item version Brief Symptom Inventory applied for assessing psychopathological symptoms. Addictive workers showed significantly higher smoking, energy drink consumption, amphetamine, NPS, cocaine than non-addictive workers. Moreover, also reported more Since addictive have vulnerability potentially risky use, workplace mental health programs should address screening prevention WA.