중년남성의 위기와 일중독

The crisis of middle age and workaholic

The article presents a brief review of the existing research on workaholism and offer a typology of workaholism among Korean male midlifers. This typology, which is based on the level of work initiation and work completion as measured by WART test and intensive interviews after group sessions, indicates 4 types of workaholics: restlessness, perfectionist, escapism, and attention-deficit. Based on the results, implications of this typology for pastoral counseling are proposed.