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Technostress, or digital stress, has many negative consequences. Can we recognize the symptoms of technostress and its sources (techno-stressors)? How to deal with it? Can digital hygiene help with wellness? What is psychological fitness and how to train mental resilience and fight digital stress? How should the employer take care of his employees in the era of remote work?
All these issues were discussed during the Seminar-Workshop entitled “Digital stress – how to deal with it?”, that took place on May 12, 2022 organised by Fundacja Małopolska Izba Samorządowa in the cooperation with WSEI Kraków – Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomii i Informatyki.
During the seminar, the following lectures were given by:
PhD Tomasz Czapran (WSEI in Krakow) on “Remote work and digital stress. How to take care of your employees?”;Ms Katarzyna Matyjewicz from IBM on “Psychological fitness – how to train mental resilience and fight digital stress;Mr Kamil Śliwowski on “How to take care of digital well-being?”
First, Donatella Di Marco welcomed speakers and participants, introduced the team members and showed the conference program. The Multiplier Event was composed by three main points: (1) Description of the DeSTRESS Project (introduction of work stress in the digital age, the DeSTRESS project, the DeSTRESS platform and game, and validation of the technostress scale), presented by Donatella Di Marco; this section was closed by a round of questions and comments; (2) ‘Work and new challenges from a gender perspective’, conference by the professor Lourdes Munduate; the section was closed by a round of questions, and (3) Round table to discuss ‘Good practices in stress management in organisations’, in which participated Anabel Fernández, Francisco Trujillo and Mamen Blanco. The round table was moderated by Alicia Arenas. At the end, there was a space for questions, comments and doubts, and participants interacted with the speakers. Finally, Alicia Arenas and Donatella Di Marco thanked the speakers and all the participants for their time and closed the Multiplier Event.
The aim of the event was to create awareness on Technostress, i.e. explain different ways in which ICTs can create stress in users and identify factors that create technostress, the ways to mitigate its consequences on SMEs personnel as well as to present the results of the DeSTRESS project and the game which helps to assess the extent to which technostress is present in an organization and suggests that the adverse effects of technostress can be partly countered by specific strategies. T
The project coordinator Prof. Silvia Silva and several other experts presented the main dangers related to technostress.
The aim of the event was to create awareness on Technostress, i.e. explain different ways in which ICTs can create stress in users and identify factors that create technostress, the ways to mitigate its consequences on SMEs personnel as well as to present the results of the DeSTRESS project and the game which helps to assess the extent to which technostress is present in an organization and suggests that the adverse effects of technostress can be partly countered by specific strategies. The target groups were mainly VET/HE institutes, employees in NGOs, public and private organizations, employers, HR managers, IT experts and policy makers. The event lasted for 3 hours and was divide into 2 parts: the first part included presentations on the risks of the overuse of digital technology and the inherent consequences leading to technostress and how to prevent these risks from occurring, the project educational approach and game, and the second part included group discussions on issues associated with technostress and its implications on organizational and policy making level. During the event, participants had the opportunity of a hands-on experience with the DeSTRESS game. The event was considered very successful based on the number of participants, the lively discussions that were initiated and the positive feedback at the end of the event.
In the meeting after a brief presentation by Margherita Pasini, coordinator of the country partner prof. Monica Molino introduced the topic of technostress, highlighting what it is, its effects on individual and organizational wellbeing, connected risks and possible strategies to face it. Dr. Cinzia Frascheri focused her lecture on the legal perspective, illustrating how the national laws define and help to manage technostress.
After a small break there was the platform presentation by Margherita Pasini and after the round table with representatives from trade unions and employers’ associations of SME, work physician and an organizational psychology consultant. The debate was very interesting and participated by people who were participating online and in presence and highlighting the absence of effective tools to face technostress at workplace. This need emerged especially during the pandemic period. At the end of the meeting suggestions on the policy report were collected.
We first started with the physical meeting that lasted for almost about 4 hours. It was a success, and all participants loved the activities and participated actively. The participants were 21 in total and comprised of people of various ages, with a medium age estimated around 27. They came from various working environments and through discussion it became evident that they were dealing with some work-related anxiety.
The virtual meeting made it to 22 participants, and it lasted for about two hours. As expected, interaction was not as vivid as in the physical event, but still the participants (managers and employees of various companies) were satisfied with the results.
The main aspect discussed was the Pilot Online Training Platform and updates on the Pilots in all the partners countries. The partners also discussed the progress done so far and the next steps to be taken.
Partners met to discuss the structure of the training platform and the connection between the contents and the game scenarios. Partners also scheduled the translation of materials and the organization of the pilots in all the countries. The Policy Report (O3) structure and contents were discussed and approved.
Partners discussed the results of the Beta testing and status of development of the remaining game scenarios. The plan for the development of the Policy report was also discussed and agreed.
10 members from all partner organizations participated in this meeting to update the project’s progress, intellectual outputs development, implementation, management, and dissemination process.
10 members from all partner organizations participated in this meeting to update the project’s progress, intellectual outputs development, implementation, management, and dissemination process.
In the meeting organized by the coordinator Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, all partners were reunited on an online meeting to discuss the development of O2 scenarios, all the content already developed, the ongoing work progress, and some updates on the project.
Our second Transnational Meeting happened on the 29th of September 2020 and was held online. The main goal of this meeting was to analyze the status of the project and to discuss the next steps to be taken.
Our Kick-off Meeting happened on 20th and 21st of November 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by the University Institute of Lisbon. The main goals of this meeting were for the partners to meet, understand the project objectives and prepare the next steps of the project.
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