Remote work, defined as the performance of professional activities outside of traditional office environments, has undergone unparalleled expansion following the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to analyze the evolution of this phenomenon, critically examining the advantages and challenges emerging from the scientific literature. In the first chapter, the analysis focuses on remote work resources through the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory. Other benefits discussed include improved work-life balance and expanded employment opportunities. In parallel, the main disadvantages are investigated, including social isolation and the permeability of boundaries between private and professional life, the latter analyzed in light of Boundary Theory and work-to-family/family-to-work conflicts. The second chapter delves into the potential negative consequences of remote work, focusing on technostress resulting from the pervasive use of digital technologies. The construct of workaholism, a form of work addiction identified in the literature as a possible predictor of technostress and a source of dysfunctional behavior in remote workers, is also examined. Finally, the third chapter aims to outline preventive strategies, at both individual and organizational levels, necessary to mitigate these risks and promote the psychophysical well-being of workers within the new digital ecosystem.
Il lavoro da remoto, inteso come lo svolgimento delle attività professionali al di fuori dei contesti aziendali tradizionali, ha subito un’espansione senza precedenti a seguito della pandemia da COVID-19. Il presente elaborato si propone di analizzare l'evoluzione di tale fenomeno, esaminando criticamente vantaggi e criticità emergenti dalla letteratura scientifica. Nel primo capitolo, l’analisi si focalizza sulle risorse del lavoro da remoto attraverso il framework della Job Demands-Resources Theory (JD-R). Altri benefici riguardano il miglioramento del work-life balance e l'ampliamento delle opportunità occupazionali. Parallelamente, vengono indagati i principali svantaggi, tra cui l’isolamento sociale e la permeabilità dei confini tra vita privata e professionale, quest’ultima analizzata alla luce della Boundary Theory e dei conflitti work-to-family e family-to-work. Il secondo capitolo approfondisce alcune possibili conseguenze negative del lavoro da remoto, concentrandosi sul technostress derivante dall’uso pervasivo delle tecnologie digitali. Viene inoltre esaminato il costrutto del workaholism, una forma di dipendenza dal lavoro, identificato in letteratura come un possibile predittore del technostress e fonte di comportamenti disfunzionali nel lavoratore da remoto. Infine, il terzo capitolo si propone di delineare le strategie preventive, sia a livello individuale sia organizzativo, necessarie per mitigare tali rischi e promuovere il benessere psicofisico dei lavoratori anche nei nuovi ecosistemi digitali.
Tecnostress e workaholism: possibili rischi correlati al lavoro da remoto
PANAROTTO, SARA
2025/2026
Abstract
Remote work, defined as the performance of professional activities outside of traditional office environments, has undergone unparalleled expansion following the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to analyze the evolution of this phenomenon, critically examining the advantages and challenges emerging from the scientific literature. In the first chapter, the analysis focuses on remote work resources through the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory. Other benefits discussed include improved work-life balance and expanded employment opportunities. In parallel, the main disadvantages are investigated, including social isolation and the permeability of boundaries between private and professional life, the latter analyzed in light of Boundary Theory and work-to-family/family-to-work conflicts. The second chapter delves into the potential negative consequences of remote work, focusing on technostress resulting from the pervasive use of digital technologies. The construct of workaholism, a form of work addiction identified in the literature as a possible predictor of technostress and a source of dysfunctional behavior in remote workers, is also examined. Finally, the third chapter aims to outline preventive strategies, at both individual and organizational levels, necessary to mitigate these risks and promote the psychophysical well-being of workers within the new digital ecosystem.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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