When Hard Work Becomes Harmful: Validating the International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS)
When hard work becomes harmful. New research validates the International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS) in the UK using nationally representative data.
💬Stephanie Towch
PhD Candidate in Psychology
Hello! I’m Stephanie Towch, a PhD Researcher in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is funding my research in work addiction, health and wellbeing. I’m a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS) and the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP). Before academia, I worked in investment banking across finance technology, project management and commodities operations. I’m a big fan of quantitative research, psychometrics and machine learning. Here are some of the projects I’ve worked on over the years.
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Measuring ICD-11 Burnout with the Burnout Syndrome Test (BST)
Introducing the Burnout Syndrome Test (BST), a free psychometric tool aligned with WHO’s ICD-11 definition. Validated in a UK nationally representative sample
Presenting at the First EAWOP Small Group Meeting on Workaholism Research in Gdańsk
Reflections on presenting my research at the first EAWOP Small Group Meeting on workaholism in Gdańsk, where researchers gathered to exchange ideas, establish a policy document, and highlight workaholism as a pressing organizational challenge.