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.
Highlights
Socio-economic changes happen all over the world
Our study explores the possible relationship between the technology use and psychological detachment from work mediated by work overload
We found that there was a significant indirect effect of technology use on psychological detachment resulting from work overload, which provides evidence for acceptance of the fourth detachment resulting from work overload, which provides evidence for acceptance of the fourth hypothesis of the present study
Summary
Socio-economic changes happen all over the world. Multiple new technologies and a progressive increase in competitiveness among companies are factors that inevitably end up influencing organizational contexts and challenging manager’s and worker’s skills [1]. The modern era demands faster, more-efficient, competitive organizations in order to survive in the globalized world [1,2], which in turn leads to a work intensification. New labor dynamics imply bigger demands on people, since it is increasingly expected that employees achieve greater and faster production. It is not the only way that technology participates in the business world It skips the scope of the present study, manufacturing technologies have a strong impact on a company productivity. This view inevitably gives rise to a paradox that points out a two-fold impact of technology. There are new requirements in regards to handling these technologies, adjusting to them, maintaining upgraded versions, and balancing them with employees’
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