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Toxic Productivity: How Mass Media Promotes Work Culture and Its Risks to Personal Development

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The article investigates toxic productivity as a media-constructed phenomenon that extends beyond individual behavior. It reveals the role of mass media in shaping a culture of hyperactivity and the devaluation of rest. The consequences for vulnerable social groups are analyzed. It is shown that social networks romanticize overwork, stimulate constant self-comparison with others, and reinforce notions of success, which lead to emotional exhaustion and alienation.

Source: The Bulletin of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University Series Philosophy philosophies of law political science sociology

DOI: 10.21564/2663-5704.66.337971

Author: Volodymyr Zubrytskyi

Institution: H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University

Language: English

Topic: Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414248359

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