Teknobränd? - En kvantitativ undersökning om teknologins inverkan på utbrändhet i arbetslivet
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between technostress, performance based self-esteem (PBS) and burnout among employees, further if technostress beyond PBS could act as a predictor for burnout. The participants in the study were white collar workers from a Swedish manufacturing industry who on a daily basis were using computer and information technology in their work. These completed a survey with scales that among other things intended to measure aspects of technostress, PBS and burnout. According to the results the participants showed no high scores for neither of the scales. Overall the re- sults showed significant positive correlations between the variables and the re- gression analysis indicated significant results, even though the contributions were small. In summary the study showed support for that technostress to some extent covaried with burnout and PBS and could beyond PBS partly act as a predictor for burnout. Finally the authors discuss how technostress and PBS could be considered as important components in the working life, which could be put in relation to burnout and should be taken into consideration regarding stress related illness in the working life.
Authors: Sara Larsson, Merine Gervard
Language: Swedish
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W290804253