Measuring Impact of Thriving at Work and Workaholism on Negative Health Behavior of Chinese Teachers: Exploring Moderating Effect of Anxiety

Objectives: Health behavior of doctors makes direct impact on their capability to serve patients. This study explored factors and the nexus between them that can avoid developing negative health behavior among teachers. It examined the impact of perfectionism, thriving at work, and competitive work environment through mediation of workaholism and moderating effect of anxiety. Method: Quantitative research methodology guided this study. The data was collected from the Chinese teachers through self-administered survey using purposive sampling. Response rate of study was 56.28%. Results: The findings of study shows that perfectionism, thriving at work, and competitive work environment have significant effect on workaholism. Moreover, the results also supported mediating role of workaholism and moderating effect of anxiety in making significant impact on negative health behavior. Conclusion: The findings underscore the vital role of factors like perfectionism, thriving at work, and competitive work environment to develop workaholism and avoid negative health behavior among Chinese teachers.