Study Addiction – A New Area of Psychological Study: Conceptualization, Assessment, and Preliminary Empirical Findings

摘要: Aims Recent research has suggested that for some individuals, educational studying may become compulsive and excessive lead to ‘study addiction’. The present study conceptualized assessed addiction within the framework of workaholism, defining it as over-involvement in interferes with functioning other domains is detrimental individuals and/or their environment. Methods Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS) was tested — reflecting seven core symptoms (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, relapse, problems) related studying. scale administered via a cross-sectional survey distributed Norwegian (n = 218) Polish 993) students additional questions concerning demographic variables, study-related health, personality. Results A one-factor solution had acceptable fit data both samples demonstrated good reliability. Scores on BStAS converged sc...