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Technostress is psychological stress or strain arising from using ICTs.

The Claim

Technostress is psychological stress caused by the use of information and communication technologies.

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The Short Version

The claim matches the dominant academic definition. Across peer-reviewed and authoritative sources, technostress is generally described as psychological stress or strain that arises from interacting with ICTs. Some authors add physiological symptoms or emphasize difficulty coping with ICT demands, but those are refinements, not contradictions.

Caveats

  • Some definitions include physiological as well as psychological responses, so the concept can be broader than mental stress alone.
  • The phrase "caused by ICT use" is a simplification; many sources more specifically point to overload, complexity, constant connectivity, and inability to cope with ICT demands.
  • A minority view argues technostress may overlap with broader occupational stress rather than being a completely distinct form of stress.

The Receipts

  1. Technostress: The Dark Side of Technology in the Workplace

    PubMed Central (PMC)

  2. Overwhelmed by Technostress? Sensitive Archetypes and Asymmetric Adaption Strategies

    PubMed Central (PMC)

  3. Technostress and Digital Transformation: Managing the Dark Side of Technology Use

    PubMed Central (PMC)

  4. Understanding the impact of technology usage at work on employee job satisfaction: the mediating role of technostress, emotional exhaustion and mental health

    BMC Psychology / PubMed Central

  5. Technostress in organizations: A review of the literature and directions for future research

    Frontiers in Psychology

  6. When technology stresses us out at work

    American Psychological Association

  7. occupational stress

    APA Dictionary of Psychology

  8. Is technology making us more stressed?

    American Psychological Association

  9. Technostress: A Concept Analysis

    International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics (IJAFAME)

  10. Technostress | Information Technology | Research Starters

    EBSCO

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