Form: Bergen Work Addiction Scale, BWAS

1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
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How often during the last year have you...

thought of how you could free up more time to work?
2
spent much more time working than initially intended?
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worked in order to reduce feelings of guilt, anxiety, helplessness and depression?
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been told by others to cut down on work without listening to them?
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become stressed if you have been prohibited from working?
6
deprioritized hobbies, leisure activities, and exercise because of your work?
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worked so much that it has negatively influenced your health?

The presented answer sheet is not an original form and is not intended for printing or use as a handout.

The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.