Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
The goal of this study is to investigate the relationships between workplace telepressure, workaholism, and information and communication technology (ICT) boundary creation. Workaholism is the compulsive need to work incessantly (Oates, 1971). It has been linked with adverse effects such as work stress, sleep problems, burnout, physical complaints, and lower mental health (Andreassen et al., 2018; Clark et al., 2016). A work-related construct associated with similar negative outcomes (e.g., physical exhaustion, burnout, sleep problems, and poor work-life balance; Barber et al., 2019; Kao et al., 2020; Santuzzi & Barber, 2018) is workplace telepressure. Workplace telepressure is the urge and preoccupation to respond to work-related messages (Barber & Santuzzi, 2015). In our proposed study, we will examine the relationship between workaholism and workplace telepressure and test ICT boundary creation as a potential moderator. ICT boundary creation, the restrictions one sets for using ICTs for work, will be tested as a moderator because it could be part of a solution to minimize the negative effects affiliated with workaholism and workplace telepressure (Barber & Santuzzi, 2015). If significant results are found, organizations could alter their policies to promote separating work and personal life, thus lowering harmful consequences associated with both workplace telepressure and workaholism. Due to their similar associations with other organizational constructs, we expect workaholism will be positively related to workplace telepressure (H1). Furthermore, since ICT boundary creation allows workers to separate their work and home life, we hypothesize ICT boundary creation will be negatively related to workplace telepressure (H2a) and workaholism (H2b). Lastly, we expect ICT boundary creation will moderate the relationship between workaholism and workplace telepressure, such that the greater the level of ICT boundary creation, the weaker the relationship between them (H3). The participants will consist of full-time staff and faculty recruited through an online email distribution at a Southeastern university. The proposed hypotheses will be analyzed using correlations and multiple regression analysis. Moreover, the potential moderating influence of ICT boundary creation will be investigated through a PROCESS Hayes (2014) analysis.
Date
10-24-2020
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Workplace Telepressure and Workaholism: ICT Boundary Creation as a Potential Moderator
The goal of this study is to investigate the relationships between workplace telepressure, workaholism, and information and communication technology (ICT) boundary creation. Workaholism is the compulsive need to work incessantly (Oates, 1971). It has been linked with adverse effects such as work stress, sleep problems, burnout, physical complaints, and lower mental health (Andreassen et al., 2018; Clark et al., 2016). A work-related construct associated with similar negative outcomes (e.g., physical exhaustion, burnout, sleep problems, and poor work-life balance; Barber et al., 2019; Kao et al., 2020; Santuzzi & Barber, 2018) is workplace telepressure. Workplace telepressure is the urge and preoccupation to respond to work-related messages (Barber & Santuzzi, 2015). In our proposed study, we will examine the relationship between workaholism and workplace telepressure and test ICT boundary creation as a potential moderator. ICT boundary creation, the restrictions one sets for using ICTs for work, will be tested as a moderator because it could be part of a solution to minimize the negative effects affiliated with workaholism and workplace telepressure (Barber & Santuzzi, 2015). If significant results are found, organizations could alter their policies to promote separating work and personal life, thus lowering harmful consequences associated with both workplace telepressure and workaholism. Due to their similar associations with other organizational constructs, we expect workaholism will be positively related to workplace telepressure (H1). Furthermore, since ICT boundary creation allows workers to separate their work and home life, we hypothesize ICT boundary creation will be negatively related to workplace telepressure (H2a) and workaholism (H2b). Lastly, we expect ICT boundary creation will moderate the relationship between workaholism and workplace telepressure, such that the greater the level of ICT boundary creation, the weaker the relationship between them (H3). The participants will consist of full-time staff and faculty recruited through an online email distribution at a Southeastern university. The proposed hypotheses will be analyzed using correlations and multiple regression analysis. Moreover, the potential moderating influence of ICT boundary creation will be investigated through a PROCESS Hayes (2014) analysis.
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology