Open AccessInformation: stress or lifestyle
Author(s) -
Ivana Stanić,
Ivana Bektaš,
Silvija Hinek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
informatologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1848-7793
pISSN - 1330-0067
DOI - 10.32914/i.54.1-2.8
Subject(s) - the internet , everyday life , information overload , anxiety , psychology , information and communications technology , information age , process (computing) , agile software development , internet privacy , social psychology , knowledge management , computer science , world wide web , political science , psychiatry , law , software engineering , operating system
Communication is a process of information exchange between stakeholders,so it is not surprising that the life of each individual changes with time under the influence of information. Information, as part of our habit, enables the individual to be more agile in both everyday living and business sphere. One of the significant impacts on the process of receiving and processing information is the appearance of the Internet. The aim of this paper is to show that it is the Internet that has increased the flow of information that a person can absorb and that the internet affects the changes in society. Furthermore, the paper suggeststhat information overload is increasing at work and out of work, which is reflected and influences everyday life. Due to the flood of information, there is also a sense of information fatigue, which represents a syndrome, i.e. apathy, indifference and mental exhaustion resulting from exposure to too much information. /1/ Based on the research on a sample of 164 respondents, this paper confirmed hypothesisthat information anxiety differs with age. Since the internet occupies an increasingly important role among its users, features of application are indicated. An explicit indicator is the synergy of the internet usage and possessing knowledge regarding ICT application.