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Journal of Business and Management Sciences. 2022, 10(4), 220-232
DOI: 10.12691/JBMS-10-4-5
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The Relationship between Workaholism and Employee Wellbeing: The Mediating Role of Work-Family Balance (WFB)

Yasmin Khaled Abdel Maksoud1 and Mohamed Saad2,

1Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Graduate School of Business (AASTMT), Cairo, Egypt

2The British University In Egypt, (BUE), Cairo, Egypt

Pub. Date: November 22, 2022
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Yasmin Khaled Abdel Maksoud and Mohamed Saad. The Relationship between Workaholism and Employee Wellbeing: The Mediating Role of Work-Family Balance (WFB). Journal of Business and Management Sciences. 2022; 10(4):220-232. doi: 10.12691/JBMS-10-4-5

Abstract

The influence of workaholism is one of the major impact factors on work-family imbalance and wellbeing. This paper presents the findings of recent empirical studies regarding the link of work-family balance and workaholism and how it shows a negative relationship between them, the link between work-family balance and employee wellbeing and how it shows a positive relationship between them, and finally the link between workaholism and employee wellbeing and how it shows a negative relationship between them. The researcher examines studies which were published over the past decade to investigate the relationship between workaholism and employee wellbeing while taking the mediating role of work-family balance (WFB). A conceptual framework was offered which may help and guide future research regarding this area.

Keywords

workaholism, perfectionism, unpleasantness, work-family balance (wfb), employee wellbeing

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