I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences
As more and more employees have access to work-related information and communication technologies (ICTs) anywhere and anytime, new challenges arise in terms of well-being and recovery experiences. Feelings of workplace fear of missing Out (wFoMO) and workplace telepressure may be personal demands th...
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| description | As more and more employees have access to work-related information and communication technologies (ICTs) anywhere and anytime, new challenges arise in terms of well-being and recovery experiences. Feelings of workplace fear of missing Out (wFoMO) and workplace telepressure may be personal demands that add to the literature of the job demands-resources (JD-R) theory. In this study, we proposed a model in which wFoMO and workplace telepressure were associated with employee well-being variables via the use of ICTs during leisure time. Therefore, we analyzed the data of <i>N</i> = 130 employees who answered two questionnaires in the interval of one work week. The results revealed negative indirect effects between wFoMO/workplace telepressure and psychological detachment/perceived stress via ICT use. The results were more ambivalent regarding the dependent variables burnout, relaxation, and control. This strengthens the literature that categorized ICT use as a job demand. However, we also found positive indirect effects on perceived informational benefits, which supports the idea of ICTs being both a job demand and a job resource in light of the JD-R theory. This study contributes to past research on work-related ICT use during leisure time and demonstrates the relevance of personal demands such as wFoMO for employees’ well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24bd7fd765674904b4e8b9221cee92a92024-01-26T15:05:39ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-12-01141810.3390/bs14010008I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery ExperiencesLinda-Elisabeth Reimann0Carmen Binnewies1Phillip Ozimek2Sophie Loose3Department of Work Psychology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, GermanyDepartment of Work Psychology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, GermanyDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Work Psychology, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, GermanyAs more and more employees have access to work-related information and communication technologies (ICTs) anywhere and anytime, new challenges arise in terms of well-being and recovery experiences. Feelings of workplace fear of missing Out (wFoMO) and workplace telepressure may be personal demands that add to the literature of the job demands-resources (JD-R) theory. In this study, we proposed a model in which wFoMO and workplace telepressure were associated with employee well-being variables via the use of ICTs during leisure time. Therefore, we analyzed the data of <i>N</i> = 130 employees who answered two questionnaires in the interval of one work week. The results revealed negative indirect effects between wFoMO/workplace telepressure and psychological detachment/perceived stress via ICT use. The results were more ambivalent regarding the dependent variables burnout, relaxation, and control. This strengthens the literature that categorized ICT use as a job demand. However, we also found positive indirect effects on perceived informational benefits, which supports the idea of ICTs being both a job demand and a job resource in light of the JD-R theory. This study contributes to past research on work-related ICT use during leisure time and demonstrates the relevance of personal demands such as wFoMO for employees’ well-being.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/1/8workplace fear of missing outinformation and communication technologiesrecovery experienceswork-related well-beingperceived stressburnout |
| spellingShingle | Linda-Elisabeth Reimann Carmen Binnewies Phillip Ozimek Sophie Loose I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences Behavioral Sciences workplace fear of missing out information and communication technologies recovery experiences work-related well-being perceived stress burnout |
| title | I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences |
| title_full | I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences |
| title_fullStr | I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences |
| title_full_unstemmed | I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences |
| title_short | I Do Not Want to Miss a Thing! Consequences of Employees’ Workplace Fear of Missing Out for ICT Use, Well-Being, and Recovery Experiences |
| title_sort | i do not want to miss a thing consequences of employees workplace fear of missing out for ict use well being and recovery experiences |
| topic | workplace fear of missing out information and communication technologies recovery experiences work-related well-being perceived stress burnout |
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