The Relationship between Workaholism and Personal Burnout in Dual-Earner Couples: An Analysis Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

Eleonora Russo, Pawel Atroszko, Sara Zaniboni, Stefano Toderi and Cristian Balducci ()
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Eleonora Russo: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Pawel Atroszko: Department of Psychology, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland
Sara Zaniboni: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Stefano Toderi: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Cristian Balducci: Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: This study tested the workaholism–personal burnout relationship by using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model in a sample of 138 Italian dual-career couples. Specifically, in line with previous literature, the presence of actor and partner ‘effects’ was hypothesized, whereby the level of workaholism of men and women influences their own level of personal burnout (actor effect) and that of their partners (partner effect). In addition, the moderating role of the presence and number of children in the relationship between workaholism and personal burnout was also analyzed. The results confirmed a significant actor effect. In contrast, the partner effect was partially confirmed (only for the pathway from female partner workaholism to male partner personal burnout). In addition, the presence of children played a key role. First, it strengthened the positive relationship between the female partner’s workaholism and the male partner’s personal burnout. Second, it attenuated the positive relationship between a female’s workaholism and her own personal burnout. The obtained results are discussed, and based on these, considerations are provided on possible interventions to decrease the potential impact of workaholism on couples’ well-being and the implications for a sustainable work and family life.

Keywords: workaholism; burnout; actor-partner; dual-career couples; children; work-family balance; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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