ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2015
Benefits and stressors - Perceived effects of ICT use on employee health and work stress: An exploratory study from Austria and Hong Kong.
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- The Effects of Technological Developments on Work and Their Implications for Continuous Vocational Education and Training: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Definition, symptoms and risk of techno-stress: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Pooled it
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- A holistic view of facilitators and barriers of electronic health records usage from different perspectives: A qualitative content analysis approach.Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia · 2024Article
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- Associations of technostressors at work with burnout symptoms and chronic low-grade inflammation: a cross-sectional analysis in hospital employees.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Article
- Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers' Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Positioning Technostress in the JD-R Model Perspective: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- "Out of office": Availability norms and feeling burned out during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of autonomy and telepressure.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Established Adults, Who Self-Identify as Smartphone and/or Social Media Overusers, Struggle to Balance Smartphone Use for Personal and Work Purposes.Journal of adult development · 2023Article
- Effects of the residential built environment on remote work productivity and satisfaction during COVID-19 lockdowns: An analysis of workers' perceptions.Building and environment · 2022Article
- Blended Online Intervention to Reduce Digital Transformation Stress by Enhancing Employees' Resources in COVID-19.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Influence of Technology on Mental Well-Being of STEM Teachers at University Level: COVID-19 as a Stressor.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Healthy Leadership and Workplace Health Promotion as a Pre-Requisite for Organizational Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Interplay of Socioecological Determinants of Work-Life Balance, Subjective Wellbeing and Employee Wellbeing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Does the End Justify the Means? The Role of Organizational Communication among Work-from-Home Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An 8-week Stress Management Program in Information Technology Professionals and the Role of a New Cognitive Behavioral Method: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of molecular biochemistry · 2020Article
- Workaholism and Technostress During the COVID-19 Emergency: The Crucial Role of the Leaders on Remote Working.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Organizational Cynicism and Its Impact on Organizational Pride in Industrial Organizations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Identifying Work-Related Internet's Uses-at Work and Outside Usual Workplaces and Hours-and Their Relationships With Work-Home Interface, Work Engagement, and Problematic Internet Behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Stress has become a mass phenomenon in the modern workplace. The use of information and communication technologies is beginning to receive greater attention in the context of occupational stress. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted to examine both stressors and benefits resulting from technologies among practitioners in the advertising, public relations, and journalism industry in Hong Kong and Austria. Results suggest that technologies allow instant availability, which facilitates communication processes as well as information exchange. Notably, modern technologies enable employees to organize their work with greater temporal and spatial flexibility, thus creating an opportunity for better balancing work and private life. However, evolving technologies have come with a cost; the pressure to be constantly available via technologies constitutes a major source of stress, increasing the risk of experiencing prolonged work stress and its adverse consequences on employee health and well-being, such as a burnout. Furthermore, findings suggest that availability pressure may be attributed to an inner obligation rather than to an organizational expectation. Hence, making employees aware of their connectivity behaviour may help to diminish the experience of technology-induced work stress and improve and maintain employees' health and well-being in the long term. Practical implications, limitations, and future research directions are provided.
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