Work addiction self-check · quick
(7 BWAS items)
An international standard work addiction tool developed by the University of Bergen in Norway together with Andreassen CS, Griffiths MD, Hetland J, Pallesen S (2012, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 53(3):265-72). It measures each of the seven core components of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, relapse, withdrawal, conflict and problems) with one item each. Answers use a 5-point scale, and four or more answers of 4 (Often) or higher suggests possible workaholism. Validated across more than 30 countries, including Denmark, Greece, China, Hungary and Italy.
💼 What does it measure?
One item for each of the seven core components of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, relapse, withdrawal, conflict, problems). The number of answers scored 4 or higher decides whether work addiction is likely.
🌏 An international standard
Developed in Andreassen’s original 2012 paper and validated in more than 30 countries. Openly available for academic use and widely adopted.
Work addiction self-check · full combined
(BWAS+DUWAS+PSS-4+PHQ-2+GAD-2, 25 items)
Work addiction runs closely together with burnout, stress, depression and anxiety. The full mode combines five internationally standard screening tools so that it captures not just work addiction but the whole set of mental health problems that travel with it in one sitting. BWAS 7 (the seven components of work addiction) + DUWAS 10 (a deeper read on work addiction behavior and psychology, Schaufeli 2009) + PSS-4 4 (stress, Cohen 1988) + PHQ-2 (depression, Kroenke 2003) + GAD-2 (anxiety, Kroenke 2007; Korean-language validation PMC6431620) are taken together.
🔬 Why combine five tools?
Work addiction reinforces, and is reinforced by, burnout, stress, depression and anxiety. Screening with all five tools shows what is cause, what is effect and how they connect — which is what points recovery in the right direction.
🌏 Five international standards
Bergen’s BWAS + Schaufeli’s DUWAS + Cohen’s PSS + Kroenke’s PHQ-4 (PHQ-2+GAD-2). All validated across multiple countries and openly available for academic use.
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This self-check offers an international standard work addiction scale in two modes. Quick check (7 BWAS items) is an openly available academic instrument developed at the University of Bergen in Norway (Andreassen et al., 2012) and validated in more than 30 countries. Full combined check (5 tools, 25 items) combines BWAS + DUWAS-10 (Schaufeli 2009) + PSS-4 (Cohen 1988) + PHQ-2 (Kroenke 2003) + GAD-2 (Kroenke 2007) to screen for work addiction + stress + depression + anxiety in a single pass.
This test is for self-checking and reference only and does not replace a clinical diagnosis. If the result concerns you, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (free, confidential, 24/7 — call or text 988), or see a psychiatrist or an occupational medicine physician. Severe work addiction very often means serious exhaustion (burnout) is already under way, so getting professional help right away is recommended.
Sources: Andreassen CS, Griffiths MD, Hetland J, Pallesen S (2012). Development of a work addiction scale. Scand J Psychol 53(3):265-72 · Schaufeli WB, Shimazu A, Taris TW (2009). Cross-Cultural Research 43(4):320-348 · Cohen S (1988). Perceived Stress Scale-4 · Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB (2003). Med Care 41(11):1284-92 · Kroenke K et al. (2007). Ann Intern Med 146(5):317-25 (Korean version: PMC6431620). This is a self-check, not a clinical diagnosis.
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