Understanding the impact of technology usage at work on academics' psychological well-being: a perspective of technostress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the recent years, technology has brought huge benefits to the academics, enabling their work more efficient and flexible. However, technology usage also poses challenges for academics and may lead to technostress.

Purposes

This study aims to understand the academics' technostress by examining the effects of information and communications technology (ICT) self-efficacy and work-home conflict on academics' techno-stressors (techno-overload, techno-complexity, techno-invasion, techno-insecurity, techno-uncertainty) and, furthermore, how techno-stressors impact their psychological well-being.

Methods

A research model is proposed based on the previous literature. A sample of 251 academics from several higher education institutions in China was collected and

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834606 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature