%0 Conference Paper %1 heissler2018thinking %A Heißler, Clara %A Ohly, Sandra %B Academy of Management Proceedings %D 2018 %K wipsypub %N 1 %P 11710 %T When Thinking about Work Makes Employees Reach for their Devices. A Cross-lagged Panel Diary Study %X Previous research assumed that work-related ICT use impairs psychological detachment from work. However, since past studies assessed both variables cross-sectionally, little is actually known about the direction of effects in the relationship. This 5-day diary study implemented a cross-lagged panel design to shed light on the relationship between work-related ICT use and detachment (N = 211 employees, N = 2816 data points). Contrary to current research consensus we found that psychological detachment was related to an increase in work- related ICT use, but not vice versa. Furthermore, our results support the notion that unfinished work tasks act as a job stressor preceding both variables. Our findings suggest that work-related ICT use should not be treated as a job stressor but as a strategy employees rely on to cope with a high workload.

@inproceedings{heissler2018thinking, abstract = {Previous research assumed that work-related ICT use impairs psychological detachment from work. However, since past studies assessed both variables cross-sectionally, little is actually known about the direction of effects in the relationship. This 5-day diary study implemented a cross-lagged panel design to shed light on the relationship between work-related ICT use and detachment (N = 211 employees, N = 2816 data points). Contrary to current research consensus we found that psychological detachment was related to an increase in work- related ICT use, but not vice versa. Furthermore, our results support the notion that unfinished work tasks act as a job stressor preceding both variables. Our findings suggest that work-related ICT use should not be treated as a job stressor but as a strategy employees rely on to cope with a high workload.}, added-at = {2019-03-12T09:53:36.000+0100}, author = {Heißler, Clara and Ohly, Sandra}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21b42dc83e404727d2afdb44393da30b1/wipsykassel}, booktitle = {Academy of Management Proceedings}, interhash = {3c1878d2e4cbdc6f8bedb3ef2385f741}, intrahash = {1b42dc83e404727d2afdb44393da30b1}, keywords = {wipsypub}, number = 1, pages = 11710, timestamp = {2019-03-12T09:53:36.000+0100}, title = {When Thinking about Work Makes Employees Reach for their Devices. A Cross-lagged Panel Diary Study}, year = 2018 }