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Stumbling over wireless internet? Digital disconnection as a remedy for (techno)stress while maintaining positive outcomes of ICT usage by workers. KU Leuven

Elfi Baillien
Department of Work and Organisation Studies, Brussels Campus, Department of Work and Organisation Studies, Leuven

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) significantly altered our working lives. They advanced effectiveness and flexibility, yes also fuel techno-invasion, techno-overload and decrease employee well-being. However, despite booming scientific research on ICTs use by employees, remarkably little is known about non/limited use. Therefore, this project develops insight in digital disconnecting to decrease negative outcomes while ...

Disconnect to connect: Towards a healthier relationship with digital technologies across work, school, and family contexts. Ghent University

Mariek Vanden Abeele
Department of Educational Studies, Department of Communication Sciences, Department of Experimental clinical and health psychology, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become indispensable in our work, school, and family environments. Despite benefits, recent research points at risks following from being U+2018permanently connectedU+2019. Scholars and practitioners increasingly suggest U+2018digital disconnectionU+2019 as a solution: By placing (temporary) limits on ICT usage, people might reclaim control over productivity, social relationships, and ...