Workaholism and workplace incivility: the role of work-family enrichment

Purpose This paper investigated the relationships among workaholism, work-family enrichment (work-life enrichment), and workplace incivility. Design/methodology/approach Data on workaholism, incivility, and work-family enrichment were collected through the administration of a survey on 414 employees of a public bank in Iran. Findings Workaholism and life-work enrichment were positively and negatively related to uncivil behaviors, respectively, and workaholism was positively associated with work-family enrichment. Overall, work-family enrichment did not act as a mediator variable between workaholism and uncivil behaviors. Originality/value The study contributes to the research on uncivil behavior by improving the understanding of organizational and personal factors (workaholism and work-life enrichment) that can influence workplace incivility among employees working in public organizations. It also addresses the usefulness of examining work-life enrichment disposition in understanding the relationship between workaholism and workplace incivility.