Nuevos retos asociados a la tecnificación laboralel tecnoestrés y su gestión a través de la Psicología Organizacional Positiva

  1. Tatiana Cuervo-Carabel 1
  2. Isabella Meneghel 2
  3. Natalia Orviz-Martínez 1
  4. Sergio Arce-García 1
  1. 1 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/029gnnp81

  2. 2 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
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    Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/00tse2b39

Journal:
Aloma: revista de psicologia, ciències de l'educació i de l'esport

ISSN: 1138-3194

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 38

Issue: 1

Pages: 21-30

Type: Article

DOI: 10.51698/ALOMA.2020.38.1.21-30 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The introduction of new and changing technologies has led to changes in all areas of society, and the world of work is no exception. This had created a need for an analysis and reformulation of habits and actions related to workplace health and safety. “Technostress” has emerged as one of the risks associated with the increas-ing use of information and communication technologies. The aim of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of positive psychosocial interventions aimed at technostress management. To do this, the two concepts are analyzed via a case study. The study begins with an assessment of technostress among the management staff of a service company. Based on the results of this initial assessment, a range of ongoing Positive Psychology interventions were designed and implemented. It is concluded that Positive Organizational Psychology can be an effective tool for technostress management. The main constraints of this work would be associated with the size of the sample, which does not allow the generalization of the results. Nonetheless, it opens a door to a new research paradigm to delve deeper into the issue of technostress management from the field of Positive Psychology, which a connection that to date has received scanty theoretical attention.

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