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Cazan AM, David LT, Truța C, Maican CI, Henter R, Năstasă LE, Nummela N, Vesterinen O, Rosnes AM, Tungland T, Gudevold E, Digernes M, Unz D, Witter S, Pavalache-Ilie M. Technostress and time spent online. A cross-cultural comparison for teachers and students. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1377200. [PMID: 39049944 PMCID: PMC11267416 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1377200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Research shows that ICT is beneficial for academics and students, aiding in overcoming distance barriers, streamlining administration, and improving teaching and learning processes. However, the negative impact of technology, particularly technostress, are garnering attention. In the context of the concerns about technostress among higher education institutions (HEI), the aim of the study is to analyze the technostress creators and inhibitors for university teachers and students in different European countries. The topical concept of digital well-being is seen as "a subjective individual experience of optimal balance between the benefits and drawbacks obtained from mobile connectivity, focusing on the personal perception of what amount of time spent using technology is optimal so that well-being is preserved". Method To explore specific aspects related to use of technology, two - parallel online surveys for academics (N = 446) and students (N = 660) from four European countries (Romania, Germany, Norway, and Finland) were conducted between November 2022 - January 2023. The surveys included the Technostress scale and the Technostress Inhibitors Scale, the Technology self-efficacy Scale, and a questionnaire focusing on socio-demographic aspects, work experience, academic field, dimensions related to the actual use of technology and participants perception on the optimal use of technology for work, learning or personal tasks, in terms of the period of day/week and amount of time spent. We also inquired about the social support given and received when using technology and the formal and informal rules, expectations, policies, punishments, and rewards regarding the use of technology. Results The findings suggest that the perceived optimal use of technology is significantly lower than the actual use for all the contexts. Overuse of technology was associated with technostress. Our results also showed that technology self-efficacy and social support from colleagues and teachers are negatively associated with technostress. Country differences regarding technostress and time spent online were also observed. Discussions Despite the needed caution in interpreting the results because of the unbalanced sample size across countries, the results could be used to develop research and support interventions within European countries to promote digital well-being, a better work-life balance with further positive effects on academic satisfaction and work/learning productivity.
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- Ana-Maria Cazan
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
- Institute of Philosophy and Psychology “Constantin Rădulescu-Motru”, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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- Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
- Doctoral School of Economic Informatics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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- RDI Department, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Vocational Teacher Education, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
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- Section for Teaching Support and Digital Development, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Teaching Support and Digital Development, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Teaching Support and Digital Development, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Teaching Support and Digital Development, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, THWS Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Würzburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, THWS Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Würzburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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Semujanga B, Parent-Rocheleau X. Time-Based Stress and Procedural Justice: Can Transparency Mitigate the Effects of Algorithmic Compensation in Gig Work? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 21:86. [PMID: 38248549 PMCID: PMC10815495 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The gig economy has led to a new management style, using algorithms to automate managerial decisions. Algorithmic management has aroused the interest of researchers, particularly regarding the prevalence of precarious working conditions and the health issues related to gig work. Despite algorithmically driven remuneration mechanisms' influence on work conditions, few studies have focused on the compensation dimension of algorithmic management. We investigate the effects of algorithmic compensation on gig workers in relation to perceptions of procedural justice and time-based stress, two important predictors of work-related health problems. Also, this study examines the moderating effect of algorithmic transparency in these relationships. Survey data were collected from 962 gig workers via a research panel. The results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis show that the degree of exposure to algorithmic compensation is positively related to time-based stress. However, contrary to our expectations, algorithmic compensation is also positively associated with procedural justice perceptions and our results indicate that this relation is enhanced at higher levels of perceived algorithmic transparency. Furthermore, transparency does not play a role in the relationship between algorithmic compensation and time-based stress. These findings suggest that perceived algorithmic transparency makes algorithmic compensation even fairer but does not appear to make it less stressful.
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- Benjamin Semujanga
- Department of Human Resources Management, HEC Montréal, 3000 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 2A7, Canada;
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Toh SHY, Lee SC, Sündermann O. Mobile Behavioral Health Coaching as a Preventive Intervention for Occupational Public Health: Retrospective Longitudinal Study. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e45678. [PMID: 37862086 PMCID: PMC10625093 DOI: 10.2196/45678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Researchers have recently proposed that behavioral health coaching (BHC) is effective in promoting proactive care among employees. However, to qualify as a preventive workplace intervention, more research is needed to evaluate whether BHC can further elevate well-being among moderately mentally healthy employees. OBJECTIVE Using real-world data, this study evaluates the preliminary effectiveness of app-based BHC against a nonrandomized control group with open access to self-help tools in improving well-being (ie, mood levels and perceived stress). The study also explores the active ingredients of BHC and dose-response associations between the number of BHC sessions and well-being improvements. METHODS Employees residing across Asia-Pacific countries (N=1025; mean age 30.85, SD 6.97 y) who reported moderately positive mood and medium levels of perceived stress in their first week of using the mental health app Intellect were included in this study. Users who were given access by their organizations to Intellect's BHC services were assigned to the "Coaching" condition (512/1025, 49.95%; mean age 31.09, SD 6.87 y), whereas other employees remained as "Control" participants (513/1025, 50.05%; mean age 30.61, SD 7.06 y). To evaluate effectiveness, monthly scores from the validated mood and stress sliders were aggregated into a composite well-being score and further examined using repeated-measure conditional growth models. Postcoaching items on "Perceived Usefulness of the BHC session" and "Working Alliance with my Coach" were examined as active ingredients of BHC using 1-1-1 multilevel mediation models. Finally, 2-way repeated-measure mixed ANOVA models were conducted to examine dose-response effects on well-being improvements between groups (coaching and control) across time. RESULTS Growth curve analyses revealed significant time by group interaction effects for composite well-being, where "Coaching" users reported significantly greater improvements in well-being than "Control" participants across time (composite well-being: F1,391=6.12; ηp2=0.02; P=.01). Among "Coaching" participants, dependent-sample 2-tailed t tests revealed significant improvements in composite well-being from baseline to 11 months (t512=1.98; Cohen d=0.17; P=.049). Improvements in "Usefulness of the BHC session" (β=.078, 95% Cl .043-.118; P<.001) and "Working Alliance" (β=.070, 95% Cl .037-.107; P<.001) fully mediated within-level well-being enhancements over time. Comparing against baseline or first month scores, significant time by group interactions were observed between the second and sixth months, with the largest effect size observed at the fifth month mark (first month vs fifth month: F1,282=15.0; P<.001; ηp2=0.051). CONCLUSIONS We found preliminary evidence that BHC is an effective preventive workplace intervention. Mobile-based coaching may be a convenient, cost-effective, and scalable means for organizations and governments to boost public mental health.
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- Intellect Private Limited Company, Singapore, Singapore
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Porcari DE, Ricciardi E, Orfei MD. A new scale to assess technostress levels in an Italian banking context: the Work-Related Technostress Questionnaire. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1253960. [PMID: 37724293 PMCID: PMC10505406 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Technostress (TS) represents a multidimensional phenomenon closely related to the pervasive use of information and communication technologies. This study aimed to validate a new psychometric tool for assessing TS in an Italian banking context, the Work-Related Technostress - Questionnaire (WRT-Q). Secondly, we analyzed the role of gender and age in modulating TS manifestations. Methods A sample of 2,586 bank employees (51% females; age: 47.26 ± 8.6) underwent an online survey. Reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), ANCOVA, independent sample t-test, and correlation analyses were performed. Results The WRT-Q consisted of 17 items and a four-factor structure, supported by the following CFA indices: Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.985; Incremental Fit Index (IFI) = 0.985; Goodness of Fit (GFI) = 0.988; Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.071; and SRMR = 0.062. A significant difference in TS levels between age classes emerged (p < 0.001) with higher levels in the over 55-year-old subgroup, while no statistically significant difference emerged for gender. Moreover, the whole sample found a significant positive association between age and TS (p < 0.001). Discussion The WRT-Q is a new instrument to measure TS in the workplace, it can contribute to highlighting adverse outcomes in individuals due to a dysfunctional interaction with ICT.
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- Molecular Mind Laboratory (MoMiLab), IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy
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Pak K, Renkema M, van der Kruijssen DT. A conceptual review of the love-hate relationship between technology and successful aging at work: Identifying fits and misfits through job design. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Bravo-Adasme N, Cataldo A, Toledo EG. Techno-distress and parental burnout: The impact of home facilitating conditions and the system quality. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2023:1-28. [PMID: 37361764 PMCID: PMC10061397 DOI: 10.1007/s10639-023-11767-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The incorporation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in educational environments has generated diverse effects. The literature has established that the use of ICT can generate techno-distress in both teachers and students. However, the techno-distress and burnout caused in parents who help their children to use technological platforms have not been analyzed in depth. To contribute to closing this theoretical gap, we conducted a study with 131 parents who helped their children to use technological platforms, considering two antecedents of techno-distress and its effect on parental burnout. Our results demonstrate that both the home facilitating conditions and the system quality influence parental techno-distress. Additionally, it was possible to demonstrate that techno-distress has a significant effect on parental burnout. The use of technology in educational environments is increasing at all educational levels. Therefore, the present study provides relevant information that schools can use to reduce the impact of the negative effects generated by technology.
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- Natalia Bravo-Adasme
- Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán - Concepción, Chile
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- Escuela de Ingeniería Informática Empresarial, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Talca, Av. Lircay S/N., Talca, Chile
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Nam J, Kim S, Jung Y. Elderly Users’ Emotional and Behavioral Responses to Self-Service Technology in Fast-Food Restaurants. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:bs13040284. [PMID: 37102799 PMCID: PMC10135456 DOI: 10.3390/bs13040284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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While COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation, increasing labor costs and 52-h workweek rules are replacing human labor with self-service technologies (SSTs). Self-service technology is increasingly being implemented in restaurant settings. However, the elderly, who have relatively lower levels of digital literacy, are being excluded from services that can alleviate the economic and social difficulties of their daily lives. This study thus aims to explain how elderly users feel about and respond to SST in fast-food restaurants. An off-site survey was conducted with individuals who had experience using SST. We analyzed the data using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method by SmartPLS 3.0. The results showed that SST’s reduction, perceived ease of use of SST, and perceived time pressure significantly influenced users’ negative emotions toward the SST. However, perceived physical condition and perceived crowding did not have significant influences on users’ emotions. In empirically investigating individuals’ negative emotions toward and coping strategies for challenges posed by SST, this study emphasizes the development of a nationwide digital inclusion policy that can help bridge the digital divide.
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Abd Aziz NN, Aziz MA, Abd Rahman NAS. The mediating effects of student satisfaction on technostress–performance expectancy relationship in university students. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2023; 15:113-129. [DOI: 10.1108/jarhe-03-2021-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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PurposeThis study aimed to explore the technostress effects on the students' expectancy in their academic performance. Three main factors were used as predictors, namely techno-complexity (TC), techno-insecurity (TIS) and techno-overload (TO), to measure the students' performance expectancy via the mediating effects of student satisfaction (SS).Design/methodology/approachA total of 234 survey-based online questionnaires were filled by students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). Based on the data, the hypothetical model was tested statistically using the Partial Least Square–Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), specifically the Smart Partial Least Square (SmartPLS) version 3.3.2.FindingsThe results indicated that SS mediated the relationship between TC, TIS and performance expectancy. Nevertheless, the two predictors (TC and TIS) negatively affected SS, whereas SS positively affected the performance expectancy. The findings further revealed that reducing TC and TIS could increase SS and their expectancy to achieve better academic performance.Practical implicationsThis study proposed that higher learning institutions provide an innovative and user-friendly platform for the online learning environment. Consequently, this improvement could increase SS with the online learning experience and motivate them to expect better academic achievement.Originality/valueThis study also contributed to the existing literature by building and testing a technostress model and articulating the inter-relations between SS and performance expectancy.
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Sethi D, Pereira V, Arya V. Effect of Technostress on Academic Productivity. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.4018/jgim.290365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The focus of most of the existing studies on technostress is with regard to working professionals. In spite of the explosion of digital device use in education, not many studies have identified its effects on students. This study examines the presence of technostress among management students aged 22-29 years. Using a sample of 300+ students of a management college of India, this study validates the technostress instrument. With the pandemic, education has seen a paradigm shift. Sessions including classes, interactions, discussions, team projects, assignments, examinations, have gone online and this has ushered the compulsion of spending more time with technology and digital devices (laptops, mobile phones, desktop etc). It examines the effect of technostress on academic productivity of students. The study further explores the students’ expectations from the college to control their technostress, thereby indicating the need of enhancing e-engagement through persuasive communication.
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- Deepa Sethi
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India
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Galvin J, Evans MS, Nelson K, Richards G, Mavritsaki E, Giovazolias T, Koutra K, Mellor B, Zurlo MC, Smith AP, Vallone F. Technostress, Coping, and Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology in University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. EUROPES JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 18:302-318. [PMID: 36348822 PMCID: PMC9632553 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.4725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic raised many challenges for university staff and students, including the need to work from home, which resulted in a greater reliance on technology. We collected questionnaire data from university students (N = 894) in three European countries: Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Data were collected between 7th April 2020 and 19th June 2020, representing a period covering the first lockdown and university closures in these countries and across Europe generally. We tested the hypotheses that technology-related stressors (techno-overload, work-home conflict, techno-ease, techno-reliability, techno-sociality, and pace of change) would be associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, and that coping styles (problem-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance) would mediate these relationships. Results showed significant positive associations between techno-overload, work-home conflict and anxiety and depressive symptoms, and significant negative associations between techno-reliability, techno-ease and anxiety and depressive symptoms. A significant negative association was found between techno-sociality and depressive symptoms but not anxiety symptoms. No evidence was found for an association between pace of change and anxiety or depressive symptoms. Multiple mediation analyses revealed significant direct effects of techno-overload, work-home conflict and techno-ease on anxiety symptoms, and of work-home conflict and techno-ease on depressive symptoms. Work-home conflict had significant indirect effects on anxiety and depressive symptoms through avoidance coping. Techno-overload and techno-ease both had significant indirect effects on anxiety symptoms through problem- and emotion-focused coping. Techno-ease also had a significant indirect effect on depressive symptoms through problem-focused coping. The findings add to the body of evidence on technostress amongst university students and provide knowledge on how technostress translates through coping strategies into anxious and depressive symptoms during the disruption caused by the outbreak of a pandemic disease.
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- John Galvin
- Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Saidy J, Garanti Z, Sadaka R. Technostress Creators and Job Performance Among Frontliners: Theorizing the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy. Front Psychol 2022; 13:827027. [PMID: 35846665 PMCID: PMC9278755 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.827027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Technostress is evolving as an imperative area of academic research amid the "new normal" settings of working remotely. Research has investigated the relationships between technostress and job outcomes and proposed individual- and organizational-level approaches to manage it. However, insights into the influence of dynamic personality differences on this relationship are limited. This study ties the concept of self-efficacy to the transactional model of stress and coping, and investigates to what extent computer and social self-efficacy moderate the relationships between technostress creators and frontline employee's job performance. Findings shift the focus from the negative aspects of technostress and outcomes to both positive and negative aspects. This study's contributions and implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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- Jeannette Saidy
- Department of Business Administration, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Business, City Unity College Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Economics and Business Administration, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Khlaif ZN, Sanmugam M, Joma AI, Odeh A, Barham K. Factors Influencing Teacher’s Technostress Experienced in Using Emerging Technology: A Qualitative Study. TECHNOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING 2022. [PMCID: PMC9244004 DOI: 10.1007/s10758-022-09607-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this era of rapid technology growth, many countries have begun to adopt emerging technologies into their educational systems to improve learning outcomes. The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing teachers’ experiences of technostress while using new technology in academic classrooms and how it might be mitigated. Prior research has not focused on how technostress develops among individuals over time or how it can be mitigated in an individual context; the intention of this study is to contribute to the technostress literature in these particular areas. To address the research gap, we conducted a qualitative study that collected data through the use of an open-ended question questionnaire. Seventy teachers of different backgrounds and locations responded to the survey. We used thematic analysis to analyze their responses and reveal how lack of school support and their professional identities influence their levels of technostress. Technology characteristics, including the complexity and the benefits of a given technology, and privacy concerns play a crucial role in teachers’ experiences of technostress. Moreover, we found that colleague support in using new technology and open educational resources each contributed to mitigating teachers’ technostress levels. Our study extends technostress research to examine a new learning environment and context. This focus allowed us to highlight the need to develop open educational resources and better social support structures for teachers and to rethink the professional identities of developing teachers to mitigate their levels of technostress. Suggestions for further research that resulted from this work include using a mixed methods research approach in future studies and including more teachers in future work to determine the relationships among the factors identified by this study.
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- Zuheir N. Khlaif
- Centre for Instructional Technology & Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
- Faculty of Education and Teachers Preparing, An-NAjah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Centre for Instructional Technology & Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Psychological Department, A’Sharqiyah University, Sultanate of Oman, Ibra, Oman
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- Faculty of Education and Teachers Preparing, An-NAjah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Faculty of Education and Teachers Preparing, An-NAjah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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Sundstrup E, Meng A, Ajslev JZN, Albertsen K, Pedersen F, Andersen LL. New Technology and Loss of Paid Employment among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19127168. [PMID: 35742416 PMCID: PMC9222591 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study investigates the association between the implementation of new technology in the workplace and the subsequent loss of paid employment among older workers. METHODS We estimated the prospective risk of loss of paid employment (register-based) from questions on new technology among 10,320 older workers (≥50 years). To investigate potential differences between work types, analyses were stratified by job function: (1) work with symbols (office, administration, analysis, IT), (2) work with people (people, service, care), (3) work in the field of production (processing, producing or moving things). RESULTS The introduction of new technology at the workplace reduced the risk of losing paid employment among older workers working with symbols (risk ratio [RR] 0.74, 95% CI 0.72-0.76) and in the field of production (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.80-0.85), whereas new technology increased this risk among those working with people (RR 1.22, 95% CI 1.19-1.26). Being involved in the introduction of new technology and receiving adequate training in its use decreased the risk of loss of paid employment. CONCLUSIONS Depending on the context, the introduction of new technology at work associates positively as well as negatively with future labour market participation among older workers. Worker involvement and adequate training in the use of new technology seem to be important for retaining workers in the labour market.
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- Emil Sundstrup
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.M.); (J.Z.N.A.); (L.L.A.)
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.M.); (J.Z.N.A.); (L.L.A.)
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.M.); (J.Z.N.A.); (L.L.A.)
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.M.); (J.Z.N.A.); (L.L.A.)
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Palumbo R, Cavallone M. Is work digitalization without risk? Unveiling the psycho-social hazards of digitalization in the education and healthcare workplace. TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2022.2075338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Rocco Palumbo
- Department of Management & Law, University Tor Vergata of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Business Science, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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Overcoming the "Dark Side" of Technology-A Scoping Review on Preventing and Coping with Work-Related Technostress. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063625. [PMID: 35329312 PMCID: PMC8954507 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In the course of the digitalisation of work, the phenomenon of technostress is increasingly being examined. While there is a plethora of research on its causes and consequences, a growing body of research on mitigating work-related technostress is emerging. In order to identify opportunities to overcome this "dark side" of technology, this scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research on how to prevent and cope with work-related technostress. The databases PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, PSYNDEX, and Web of Science were searched in the time period between 2008 and 2021. The studies were screened independently by two authors and selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sixty-two studies were included and their methodological quality was assessed using standardised checklists. Resources were identified at the technical, organisational, social and personal level, including, e.g., leadership, organisational and technical support as well as self-efficacy and IT mindfulness. Problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies were, e.g., seeking support or distancing from IT. None of the included studies investigated prevention measures, emphasising a dearth of research that needs to be addressed in the future. Nevertheless, the identified resources and coping strategies provide starting points to address adverse work- and health-related consequences and reduce work-related technostress.
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OBJECTIVE Older adults are largely ignored in studies of technostress (stress induced by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use). This study aimed at exploring individual and contextual antecedents to technostress among older ICT users. METHODS Online surveys with ICT users aged 60 years and above were conducted in 2016 (N = 537) and during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 (N = 407), examining technostress level, internet use patterns and sociodemographic background. The 2020 survey also assessed a COVID-19-related Hostile World Scenario (HWS). RESULTS The two samples had very similar background characteristics, but participants in 2020 were more experienced and their internet use was significantly more diverse and intense than that of their predecessors. The factors predicting technostress in both samples were poorer health, fewer years of use, fewer hours of use per typical week and smaller use repertoire. The technostress level in 2020 was significantly higher than that of 2016-a finding explained by the COVID-19-related HWS. CONCLUSIONS Individual antecedents hardly vary in the presence of significant contextual antecedents, but HWS may leave users with fewer resources to cope with the negative effects of technology use. Future research should explore additional contextual factors and interventions that may alleviate technostress among seniors.
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- Galit Nimrod
- Department of Communication Studies and the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, Israel
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Digital Detox. BUSINESS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 2022. [PMCID: PMC8862700 DOI: 10.1007/s12599-022-00747-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Camacho S, Barrios A. Teleworking and technostress: early consequences of a COVID-19 lockdown. COGNITION, TECHNOLOGY & WORK (ONLINE) 2022; 24:441-457. [PMID: 35095339 PMCID: PMC8783590 DOI: 10.1007/s10111-022-00693-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This paper analyzes teleworkers' technostress evolution over time, as well as its effects on these individuals' work-related well-being over time. The proposed research model was tested using a survey-based longitudinal study with individuals that forcibly moved to teleworking in the context of a COVID-19 lockdown at two points in time (T0 and T1). Results indicate that two techno-stressors (work-home conflict and work overload) generated strain in teleworkers, which in turn decreased their satisfaction with telework and perceived job performance. In addition, teleworkers experienced two types of enduring technostress: synchronous effect (i.e., stressors generating strain at T1), and a cumulative reverse causation effect (i.e., strain at T0 has an effect on stressors at T1). These findings contribute to cognition, work, and technology literature by providing a more complete understanding of teleworkers' technostress and its possible cumulative effects over time. Practical insights for managing technostress when moving to and remaining in teleworking are provided.
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- Sonia Camacho
- School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 18A-12, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 18A-12, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia
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Kortmann LK, Simonson J, Vogel C, Huxhold O. Digitalisation and Employees' Subjective Job Quality in the Second Half of Working Life in Germany. SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH 2021; 162:577-597. [PMID: 34873360 PMCID: PMC8635314 DOI: 10.1007/s11205-021-02854-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Since digitalisation alters occupational task profiles via automation processes, job quality is also likely to be affected. While existing literature mainly focusses on objective job quality, this study asks if and how digitalisation is associated with employees' subjective job quality in the second half of working life in Germany. Analyses are based on the German Ageing Survey 2014. Our sample includes n = 1541 employees aged 40-65 years who are subject to social insurance contributions. Subjective job quality is operationalised with regards to job satisfaction and perceived occupational stress in general, and ten aspects of job quality in detail. Digitalisation is approximated by substitution potentials of occupations. We control the association for compositional effects in the workforce, as well as for the moderating effect of perceived job insecurity. The results indicate that digitalisation is predominantly beneficial but also unfavourable in a few other respects for employees' subjective job quality. The higher the degree of digitalisation, the higher is the employee's general job satisfaction on average; for general perceived occupational stress, we find no significant association. Regarding single aspects of subjective job quality, employees working in more digitalised occupations are found to report on average higher satisfaction with working hours and earnings, and lower levels of stress due to tight schedules. However, they also report higher levels of stress due to negative environmental factors. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11205-021-02854-w.
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- German Centre of Gerontology (DZA), Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 2, 12101 Berlin, Germany
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- Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Brodaer Straße 2, 17033 Neubrandenburg, Germany
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- German Centre of Gerontology (DZA), Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 2, 12101 Berlin, Germany
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Cheng HL, Lin TC, Tan WK, Chiu CM. Understanding employees' response to work-related after-hours use of instant messaging apps: a stress and coping perspective. ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/oir-06-2020-0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the complex relationships between permeability, work-family conflict, moral disengagement, behavioral disengagement, job strain and job engagement. In addition, this study aims to determine whether moral disengagement acts as a moderator and mediator in the relationship between work-family conflict and behavioral disengagement.Design/methodology/approachThe authors apply partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses, using a sample of 176 valid responses.FindingsThe results indicate that permeability is likely to promote work-family conflict, which in turn may trigger moral disengagement. Moral disengagement may lead to behavioral disengagement, which in turn may increase job strain and decrease job engagement. The findings also show that work-family conflict does not have a significant effect on behavioral disengagement, suggesting that moral disengagement fully mediates the influence of work-family conflict on behavioral disengagement. In addition, the moderating effect of moral disengagement is not significant.Originality/valueApplying the transactional model of stress and coping theory and the moral disengagement theory, this study contributes to a better understanding of employees' experience of job strain caused by work-family conflict (induced by permeability of IM usage), as well as the employee's coping response.
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[Do digital technologies at work impact mental health of employees?]. DER NERVENARZT 2021; 92:1111-1120. [PMID: 34608534 PMCID: PMC8489371 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-021-01192-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hintergrund Die traditionelle Arbeitsstressforschung identifizierte eine große Zahl von Stressoren. Die Technik als Stressquelle stand dagegen lange nicht im Fokus des Interesses. Fragestellung Dieser Artikel beschreibt das Konzept des Technostresses und diskutiert mögliche Risiken und Chancen digitaler Technologien bei der Arbeit und deren Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit. Material und Methode Übersicht zur Konzeptualisierung von Technostress, potenzieller Wirkmechanismen und Zusammenfassung empirischer Ergebnisse zum Einfluss auf die psychische Gesundheit. Ergebnisse Bisher wurden mehrere Domänen von Technostress definiert. Obgleich die Evidenzbasis schmal ist und Studien mit methodischen Einschränkungen behaftet sind, so legen erste Ergebnisse zumindest nahe, dass sich bestimmte Arten von technischem Stress bei der Arbeit ungünstig auf die psychische Gesundheit auswirken können. Zugleich können digitale Technologien auch positive Auswirkungen auf das psychische Wohlbefinden von Arbeitnehmern haben, wenn sie z. B. eine bessere Arbeitsorganisation ermöglichen. Schlussfolgerung Die Digitalisierung der Arbeit scheint sowohl Chancen als auch Risiken für die psychische Gesundheit der Beschäftigten zu haben. Implikationen für weitere Forschung in diesem sich entwickelnden Feld werden herausgearbeitet.
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Medzo-M’engone J. Job demands and psychological well-being among Gabonese civil servants: The mediating role of perceived organizational support. JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2021.1971538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Troisi O, Fenza G, Grimaldi M, Loia F. Covid-19 sentiments in smart cities: The role of technology anxiety before and during the pandemic. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2021; 126:106986. [PMID: 34511715 PMCID: PMC8420312 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.106986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The spread of Covid-19 profoundly changed citizens' daily lives due to the introduction of new modes of work and access to services based on smart technologies. Although the relevance of new technologies as strategic levers for crisis resolution has been widely debated before the pandemic, especially in the smart cities' context, how individuals have agreed to include the technological changes dictated by the pandemic in their daily interactions remains an open question. This paper aims at detecting citizens' sentiment toward technology before and after the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic using Fuzzy Formal Concept Analysis (FFCA) to analyze a large corpus of tweets. Specifically, citizens' attitudes in five cities (Berlin, Dublin, London, Milan, and Madrid) were explored to extract and classify the key topics related to the degree of confidence, familiarity and approval of new technologies. The results shed light on the complex technology acceptance process and help managers identify the potential negative effects of smart technologies. In this way, the study enhances scholars' and practitioners' understanding of the strategies for enabling the use of technology within smart cities to manage the transformations introduced by the health emergency and guide citizens’ behaviour.
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- Orlando Troisi
- Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Management, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.Via del Castro Laurenziano, 9, Rome, Italy
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Medzo-M’engone J. Perceived information communication and technology (ICT) demands and psychological well-being among Gabon civil servants: The moderating role of social support and organisational support. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2021.1927334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fischer T, Reuter M, Riedl R. The Digital Stressors Scale: Development and Validation of a New Survey Instrument to Measure Digital Stress Perceptions in the Workplace Context. Front Psychol 2021; 12:607598. [PMID: 33776836 PMCID: PMC7994533 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.607598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This article reports on the development of an instrument to measure the perceived stress that results from the use and ubiquity of digital technology in the workplace. Based upon a contemporary understanding of stress and a set of stressors that is a substantial update to existing scales, the Digital Stressors Scale (DSS) advances the measurement of digital stress. Initially, 138 items were constructed for the instrument and grouped into a set of 15 digital stressors. Based on a sample of N = 1,998 online questionnaires completed by individuals representative of the US employed population, the scale was refined using exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and PLS-SEM. The resulting and final scale consists of ten stressor categories reflective of one higher-order construct and a total of 50 items. Through a nomological network that includes important outcome variables of digital stress (emotional exhaustion, innovation climate, job satisfaction, user satisfaction) it was then demonstrated that the DSS provides substantial explanatory power, particularly related to emotional exhaustion and user satisfaction. Thus, the DSS constitutes a state-of-the-art self-report instrument to measure the extent of distress appraisal related to digital technologies in the workplace and helps to explain further how and why information and communication technologies can lead to adverse outcomes in individuals, thereby providing the starting point for job related organizational interventions.
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- Thomas Fischer
- Institute of Digital Business, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Digital Business, School of Business and Management, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Steyr, Austria.,Institute of Business Informatics - Information Engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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The direct and indirect influence of mindfulness on techno-stressors and job burnout: A quantitative study of white-collar workers. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wissemann AK, Pit SW, Serafin P, Gebhardt H. Strategic guidance and technological solutions for human resources management to sustain an ageing workforce: international standards, research and use cases (Preprint). JMIR Hum Factors 2021; 9:e27250. [PMID: 35862177 PMCID: PMC9353677 DOI: 10.2196/27250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ann Kathrin Wissemann
- Institute of Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics (ASER) Eingetragener Verein, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Work Wiser International, Lennox Head, Australia
- University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, Australia
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Lismore, Australia
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- Institute of Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics (ASER) Eingetragener Verein, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics (ASER) Eingetragener Verein, Wuppertal, Germany
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Harifi S, SeyedAlinaghi S, Qorbani M, Mahmoodi Z. The relationship between social roles and psychosocial adjustment in women with HIV: A structural equation model. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e01943. [PMID: 33216468 PMCID: PMC7821615 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The human immunodeficiency virus is a unique social phenomenon that affects almost all the aspects of the social and economic life of individuals. The present study was conducted for the path analysis of the relationship between social roles and psychosocial adjustment in women with AIDS. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 on 240 women with HIV who referred to the Counseling Center for Behavioral Diseases of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran. The eligible individuals entered the study through convenience sampling, and data were collected using five questionnaires, including the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales, the Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale, and a socio-demographic checklist. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 and Lisrel 8.8 software. RESULTS According to the results of the path analysis, internal health locus of control and patient's age have a significant positive relationship with psychosocial adjustment only through the direct path, and among them, patient's age has the greatest positive and direct relationship (B = 0.139). In the indirect path, education, external health locus of control, anxiety in experiences of close relationships, and perceived support have the greatest relationship with psychosocial adjustment, and among these variables, education has the highest positive relationship (B = 0.06). Illness perception, avoidance in experiences of close relationships, and chance locus of health control are associated with psychosocial adjustment through both direct and indirect paths, and among these variables, chance locus of health control has the greatest overall relationship with psychosocial adjustment (B = 0.238). CONCLUSION Based on the results, social roles and physical health are directly/indirectly associated with psychosocial adjustment, which emphasizes the need to pay more attention to all three aspects of psychosocial health, especially in this vulnerable group of the society.
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- Shadi Harifi
- Student Research CommitteeAlborz University of Medical SciencesKarajIran
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- Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk BehaviorsTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Non‐Communicable Diseases Research CenterAlborz University of Medical SciencesKarajIran
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences InstituteTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research CenterAlborz University of Medical SciencesKarajIran
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La Torre G, De Leonardis V, Chiappetta M. Technostress: how does it affect the productivity and life of an individual? Results of an observational study. Public Health 2020; 189:60-65. [PMID: 33166856 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Technostress is an emergent phenomenon related to the pervasive use of technology and is associated with the increased computerisation and digitalisation seen over recent decades. This cross-sectional observational study aims to investigate the impact that stress from the use of technologies (i.e. technostress) has on the productivity and life of an individual. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS Data were collected using a previously proposed and validated questionnaire. The questionnaire was translated into Italian and transformed into an online format with a Google Docs form. The questionnaire was then associated with a link and QR code (also available in paper format) and disseminated manually and through the use of e-mail and social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter. RESULTS The study sample included 313 individuals, 54.6% of whom were women. The mean age of the sample participants was 34.7 years. The dependent variables were technstressors (i.e. techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity and techno-uncertainty), role stressors (i.e. role overload and role conflict) and productivity. In the multivariate analysis, techno-overload was significantly associated with female gender (β = 0.128; P = 0.018) and unemployment (β = -0.303; P < 0.001); techno-invasion was significantly associated with female gender (β = 0.098; P = 0.081) and degree-level education (β = 0.149; P = 0.008); techno-complexity was significantly associated with female gender (β = 0.107; P = 0.057) and being married (β = 0.113; P = 0.046); techno-uncertainty was significantly associated with unemployment (β = 0.337; P < 0.001); role overload was significantly associated with female gender (β = 0.160; P = 0.014) and productivity was significantly associated with degree-level education (β = 0.125; P = 0.057). CONCLUSIONS This observational study evaluated the phenomenon of both work-related and non-work-related technostress of 313 individuals aged between 16 and 65 years. The present study investigated the impact of five techno-stressors, two role stressors and productivity. The results indicate that different techno-stressors are significantly associated with female gender, degree-level education and unemployment. Further research in this field is required to better understand and clarify the epidemiology, clinical presentation and determinants of technostress.
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- Giuseppe La Torre
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Bondanini G, Giorgi G, Ariza-Montes A, Vega-Muñoz A, Andreucci-Annunziata P. Technostress Dark Side of Technology in the Workplace: A Scientometric Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E8013. [PMID: 33143270 PMCID: PMC7662498 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This article aims to provide a critical review of the scientific research on technostress. As such, global references in this field are identified and highlighted in order to manage pre-existing knowledge and establish future 'bridges' among researchers, and to enhance the presently dispersed understanding of this subject. A scientometric meta-analysis of publications on technostress was conducted to achieve this objective. Mainstream journals from the Web of Science (WoS) were used to identify current topics, relevant journals, prolific authors, institutions, and countries, 'schools of thought' and the thematic areas around which current technostress debate revolves. In this article a significant contribution comes from the use of the scientific activity itself, together with scientometric meta-analysis techniques and the application of this scientific activity, its impact and relational character, to discover relevant countries, research organizations and authors which can constitute a global reference to demarcate this knowledge frontier, and who lead the 'critical mass' of global technostress researchers. This study also distinguishes between the relevant themes studied, with co-keywords plus bibliographic coupling citation, and examines the kind of stress the most prolific authors have considered and, therefore, to discover those topics which should be studied further to deepen this research field, in search of a post-disciplinary knowledge that allows unity of focus in technology and psychology.
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- Giorgia Bondanini
- Department of Human Science, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Human Science, Università Europea di Roma, 00163 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (G.G.)
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- Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
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- Faculty of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile; or
- Education Research Center, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago 8370993, Chile
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The social and health implications of digital work intensification. Associations between exposure to information and communication technologies, health and work ability in different socio-economic strata. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 94:377-390. [PMID: 33084928 PMCID: PMC8032606 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01588-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose Older employees are often thought to be vulnerable to negative effects of information and communication technology (ICT). Our study aims to examine associations between work-related ICT exposure (i.e. ICT use or digital work intensification), physical health, mental health and work ability (WA). We examine whether these associations are modified by socio-economic position (SEP). Methods We analysed cross-sectional data from 3180 participants (born in 1959 and 1965) in wave 3 of the representative German lidA cohort study. We performed hierarchical multiple regression to assess the distinct associations of ICT use and digital work intensification with mental and physical health and WA. We stratified analyses by SEP and controlled for age, sex, and digital affinity. Results 92% of participants reported ICT use at work. Almost 20% reported high levels of digital work intensification, while a similar proportion did not experience digital work intensification. In bivariate analyses, ICT use by itself was not significantly associated with mental health or WA in the total sample or when stratified. Digital work intensification displayed negative associations with mental health and WA. In hierarchical multiple regressions, digital work intensification showed consistently negative associations with mental health and work ability of similar strength across SEP. Conclusion Our results suggest that ICT use, per se, does not negatively impact older workers. Digital work intensification may be associated with worse mental health and work ability. Research on health and social implications of work-related ICT should differentiate patterns of ICT exposure and assess modifications by SEP to better gauge the ambiguous effects of ICT.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The ongoing digitalization has profound consequences for work in modern economies. It is, therefore, important to investigate if digital technologies increase stress at work (i.e. 'technostress') and lead to impaired mental health. This article describes the concept of technostress and discusses possible risks and opportunities of digital technologies at work and their effect on mental health. RECENT FINDINGS Studies report that the use of digital technologies is associated with specific psychosocial demands (e.g. higher workload, complexity, conflicts between work and other life domains) and resulting psychobiological stress reactions. It is, however, still unclear if this kind of technostress causes mental disorders because epidemiological studies are missing. Yet, an increasing number of studies suggests that well designed digital work may promote good health if it optimizes work organization or enables greater flexibility, and increases control and autonomy at work. SUMMARY Digitalization of work seems to have both opportunities and risks for the mental health of employees. The number of studies is currently limited and further research is necessary to describe the advantages and disadvantages more precisely.
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