Work centrality and work alienation: distinct aspects of a general commitment to work

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Cognitive and Affective Job Insecurity: A Meta-Analysis and a Primary Study (2018, background): “Work centrality is the extent to which individuals believe that their work plays an important role in their life, irrespective of their current job (Bagger & Li, 2012; Hirschfeld & Feild, 2000; Paullay, Alliger, & Stone-Romero, 1994).”
Work Alienation as a Mediator of the Relationship between Organizational Injustice and Organizational Commitment: Implications for Healthcare Professionals (2010, background): “Work alienation was previously a component of a commitment propensity (Hirschfeld & Feild, 2000; Banai & Reisel, 2007).”
Ageism in the Workplace: The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Job Satisfaction, Commitment, and Engagement (2016, background): “For example, in samples from the United States, higher work centrality was found to be related to increased job commitment (Hirschfeld & Field, 2000; Witt et al., 2002).”
The relations between work centrality, psychological contracts, and job attitudes: The influence of age (2011, methodology): “Work centrality leads to identification with the work role, and consequently investment of time and energy in building a relationship with the employer, through which employees become engaged in the world of work (Hirschfeld & Feild, 2000).”