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Self‐imposed pressure or organizational norms? Further examination of the construct of workplace telepressure
Author(s) -
Grawitch Matthew J.,
Werth Paul M.,
Palmer Sarah N.,
Erb Kaitlyn R.,
Lavigne Kristi N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.2792
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , psychology , perception , social psychology , icts , variance (accounting) , information and communications technology , construct validity , applied psychology , business , psychometrics , developmental psychology , computer science , accounting , neuroscience , world wide web , programming language
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are rapidly becoming indispensable organizational tools. Though the benefits of such technologies have been trumpeted, recent research has examined the unique pressures that may be introduced through the lens of a construct called workplace telepressure , defined as an urge for and preoccupation with quickly responding to ICTs (e.g., email). The current study further explores the workplace telepressure construct as a unique contributor to measures of workplace well‐being over and above perceived workplace demands and individual differences, introducing new constructs into the study of workplace telepressure. Furthermore, the study critically evaluates the term “telepressure” as applied to the underlying construct, as “pressure” may connote a perception of external force being placed on an individual, whereas the definition offered by past research identifies a preoccupation and urge to respond immediately to ICT messages, which may be internally generated. Finally, the ability of workplace telepressure to account for unique variance in workplace subjective well‐being measures is investigated.