Effects of task interruptions caused by notifications from communication applications on strain and performance
Ohly and Bastin examine how automatic notifications from communication applications affect performance and strain, expecting the effect to depend on fear of missing out and on social norms of responsiveness, expressed as telepressure. In a field experiment with a few hundred participants, those in the experimental group disabled their notifications for one day. Reducing notification-caused interruptions was beneficial for performance and for reducing strain, and fear of missing out and telepressure moderated the effect on performance.
Ohly and Bastin examine how automatic notifications from communication applications affect performance and strain, expecting the effect to depend on fear of missing out and on social norms of responsiveness, expressed as telepressure. In a field experiment with a few hundred participants, those in the experimental group disabled their notifications for one day. Reducing notification-caused interruptions was beneficial for performance and for reducing strain, and fear of missing out and telepressure moderated the effect on performance.
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Ohly, S., & Bastin, L. (2023). Effects of task interruptions caused by notifications from communication applications on strain and performance. Journal of Occupational Health, 65(1), e12408. doi:10.1002/1348-9585.12408.