Washington: Employees who work for more than 50 hours a week may be harming their mental and physical health, a new study has warned.

Researchers from Kansas State University found a preliminary link between workaholics and reduced physical and mental well-being.

Sarah Asebedo, doctoral student in the University, working with colleagues Sonya Britt and Jamie Blue used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 for the study.

"We looked at the association between workaholism and physical and mental well-being," Asebedo said.

"We found workaholics - defined by those working more than 50 hours per week - were more likely to have reduced physical well-being, measured by skipped meals.

"Also, we found that workaholism was associated with reduced mental well-being as measured by a self-reported depression score," she said.

The link between workaholism and well-being has been assumed for years; however, there was a lack of research supporting the link until this study, Asebedo said.

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