Edyta CharzyńskaAleksandra BuźniakStanisław K. CzerwińskiNatalia Woropay-HordziejewiczZuzanna SchneiderToivo AavikMladen AdamovicByron G. AdamsSami M. Al-MahjoobSaad A. S. Almoshawah2026-03-222026-03-22202510.1556/2006.2025.00005https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00005https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46297Citaciones: 6The IWAS is a valid, reliable, and short screening scale that can be used in different cultures and languages, providing comparative and generalizable results. The scale can be used globally in clinical and organizational settings, with the IWAS-5 being recommended for most practical and clinical situations. This is the first study to provide data supporting the hypothesis that work addiction is a universal phenomenon worldwide.enAddictionPsychologyScale (ratio)Job satisfactionBehavioral addictionMeasurement invarianceWork (physics)Clinical psychologyApplied psychologySocial psychologyarticle