Too Much of a Good Thing? : Technostress and Information Overload Among Young Swiss
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2013-06-20
Author(s)
Abstract
Technostress and information overload are serious challenges of the Information Age. An alarming number of people exhibit excessive media consumption, while Internet addiction seems to be an increasingly widespread phenomenon (Christakis et al., 2011). Although there is evidence for technostress and information overload in a range of studies (Bawden & Robinson, 2009; Eppler & Mengis, 2004; Shenk, 1997; Wang et al., 2008), little is known about how young people feel about overexposure to technology and new media (Akin, 1998). In order to address this gap, we present findings from a survey addressing the social media usage and perceptions of individuals, collected at the Museum for Communication in Bern, Switzerland. Based on a sample including 1915 children and 6989 adolescents and through a quantitative approach (OLS regressions) we explore the impact of cultural background, age and social status on differences in technostress.
Language
English
Keywords
Teenagers
Information Overload
Technostress
Social Network Sites
Social Media
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Challenging Communication Research
Publisher
ICA International Communication Association
Publisher place
Washington
Start page
1
Event Title
63rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) 2013
Event Location
London, UK
Event Date
17.-21.06.2013
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
223322