The impact of technostress on personal well-being : an analysis of individual and group differences

Abstract

This paper is about the impact and extent of technostress on the lives of people, taking into account individual and group differences. A questionnaire was designed from data collected from 34 one-to-one interviews conducted in 2016. Seven hundred and sixty participants completed the questionnaire, together with the General Health Questionnaire which assesses a person鈥檚 self-reported quality of mental health. Preliminary results indicate that there are significant differences between groups in a variety of aspects in relation to specific aspects of technology which are linked to stress as well as general mental health.