Work-Family Boundaries in the Digital Age: A Study in France on Technological Intrusion, Work-Family Conflict, and Stress

Marianna Giunchi (), Marco Peña-Jimenez () and Sara Petrilli
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Marianna Giunchi: UPN - Université Paris Nanterre
Marco Peña-Jimenez: UPN - Université Paris Nanterre, LAPPS - Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale - UP8 - Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre, TE2O - Psychologie du travail, ergonomie, orientation et organisations - LAPPS - Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale - UP8 - Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre, Université Paris Nanterre - Département de Psychologie - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre
Sara Petrilli: Unicatt - Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore [Milano]

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Abstract: Background: Since previous studies have shown that the request of off-work technology-assisted supplemental work (off-TASW) can contribute to blurring the boundaries between the work and family domain by increasing work- family conflict (WFC), the purpose of this study is to go further, investigating how this relationship impacts stress perceptions. Method: A cross-sectional study that involved a sample of 221 French workers was carried out using a self-reported questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed by IBM SPSS 25.0 software, and a mediation model was tested. Results: The results showed that off-TASW was associated with higher levels of WFC (b=.32; p=.000), which was in turn associated with stress perceptions (b=.42; p=.000). Conclusions: This study contributes to un- derstanding how the intrusion of technologies during off-work times impacts workers' perceptions of psychological wellbeing through work-family conflict. These findings should encourage the debate on the risks of staying connected to work through technologies during off-work and leisure time and stimulate the promotion of campaigns to make workers aware of their right to disconnection, to the benefits of detachment from work and recovery experiences.

Keywords: Off-work technology assisted supplemental work (off-TASW); work-family conflict (WFC); stress perceptions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-08-02
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Published in Medicina Del Lavoro, 2023, 114 (4), pp.e2023039

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