Title
Relationship amongst technology use, work overload, and psychological detachment from work
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Permanent connection to the work world as a result of new technologies raises the possibility of workday extensions and excessive workloads. The present study addresses the relationship between technology and psychological detachment from work resulting from work overload. Participants were 313 professionals from the health sector who responded to three instruments used in similar studies. Through PLS-SEM, regression and dependence analyses were developed, and through the bootstrapping method, significance of factor loadings, path coefficients and variances were examined. Results of the study corroborate a negative effect of technology use on psychological detachment from work and a positive correlation between technology and work overload. Additionally, there is a significant indirect effect of technology on psychological detachment from work as a result of work overload. Findings extend the literature related to the stressor-detachment model, and support the idea that workers who are often connected to their jobs by technological tools are less likely to reach adequate psychological detachment levels. Implications for the academic community and practitioners are discussed.
Volume
16
Issue
23
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85075295110
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN of the container
16617827
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus