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Relationship Amongst Technology Use, Work Overload, and Psychological Detachment from Work

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  • Juan Sandoval-Reyes

    (Academic Department of Social Psychology and Organizations, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de la Sabana, 250001 Cundinamarca, Colombia)

  • Julio C. Acosta-Prado

    (Faculty of Business Science, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru
    Faculty of Management, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia)

  • Carlos Sanchís-Pedregosa

    (Faculty of Business Science, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru
    Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, Universidad de Sevilla, 41004 Seville, Spain)

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.

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  • Juan Sandoval-Reyes & Julio C. Acosta-Prado & Carlos Sanchís-Pedregosa, 2019. "Relationship Amongst Technology Use, Work Overload, and Psychological Detachment from Work," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:23:p:4602-:d:289001
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    1. Juan Sandoval-Reyes & Juan C. Restrepo-Castro & Jair Duque-Oliva, 2021. "Work Intensification and Psychological Detachment: The Mediating Role of Job Resources in Health Service Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Kristina Schubin & Holger Pfaff & Sabrina Zeike, 2021. "How Managers Perceive and (Do Not) Participate in Health Promotion Measures—Results from a Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Survey in a Large ICT Company," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-15, September.
    3. Yunsook Hong & Min-Jik Kim & Taewoo Roh, 2023. "Mitigating the Impact of Work Overload on Cybersecurity Behavior: The Moderating Influence of Corporate Ethics—A Mediated Moderation Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-20, September.
    4. Gabriele Giorgi & Antonio Ariza-Montes & Nicola Mucci & Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez, 2022. "The Dark Side and the Light Side of Technology-Related Stress and Stress Related to Workplace Innovations: From Artificial Intelligence to Business Transformations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-5, January.
    5. Óscar. R. González-López & María Buenadicha-Mateos & M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, 2021. "Overwhelmed by Technostress? Sensitive Archetypes and Effects in Times of Forced Digitalization," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-20, April.

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