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Enforced remote working: The impact of digital platform-induced stress and remote working experience on technology exhaustion and subjective wellbeing — Summary of an Academic Article
My experience in corporate America and my transition to academia have taught me how important research is, but not in the way academics think. Of course, academics need to conduct research, and the research should be presented in a form easily digestible for the nonacademic. This publication aims to provide an overview of one academic article in less than three minutes.
What it says:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most people were forced to work from home. Overusing technology for work and personal purposes may cause technostress, leading to exhaustion and decreased subjective well-being.
The pandemic increased individuals’ use of digital technologies for pleasure and work purposes, which has made maintaining a healthy work-life balance difficult. Moreover, people have relied heavily on technology-mediated social communications and entertainment during the pandemic.
Technology use in private settings has been abrupt and disruptive, demanding a high level of resilience and adaptability from users. Excessive use of technology may cause technostress, and a…
