Artificial intelligence (AI) and smart working are profoundly transforming the workplace, reshaping the demands and resources perceived by employees. The literature highlights that AI can be conceptualized both as a job resource, by enhancing efficiency, support, and autonomy, and as a job demand, as it may increase cognitive workload, stress, and the risk of burnout. Similarly, smart working can reduce spontaneous interactions and perceived social support, potentially undermining employees' well-being, while simultaneously providing greater autonomy and flexibility. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) theory, the present study aims to examine the role of smart working in the relationship between the perception of AI – as either a job demand or a job resource – and employee well-being. Specifically, a diary study was conducted among employees who use AI tools in their daily work to investigate the daily associations between AI perceptions and well-being, as well as the role of smart working in these relationships.
L’intelligenza artificiale (IA) e il lavoro da remoto stanno trasformando profondamente il contesto lavorativo, modificando le richieste e le risorse percepite dai lavoratori. La letteratura evidenzia che l’IA può essere interpretata sia come una risorsa, in quanto favorisce efficienza, supporto e autonomia, sia come una domanda lavorativa, poiché può incrementare il carico cognitivo, lo stress e il rischio di burnout. Parallelamente, il lavoro da remoto può ridurre le interazioni spontanee e il supporto sociale percepito, incidendo negativamente sul benessere dei lavoratori, pur offrendo al contempo maggiore autonomia e flessibilità. Alla luce della teoria Job Demands–Resources (JD-R), il presente studio si propone di analizzare il ruolo del lavoro da remoto nella relazione tra la percezione dell’IA come domanda o risorsa e il benessere lavorativo. In particolare, è stato condotto uno studio di diario su lavoratori che utilizzano strumenti di IA nello svolgimento delle proprie attività professionali, al fine di esaminare le associazioni quotidiane tra la percezione dell’IA, il benessere lavorativo, nonché il ruolo del lavoro da remoto in tali relazioni.
Intelligenza artificiale, lavoro da remoto e benessere lavorativo: uno studio di diario
MORI, LETIZIA
2025/2026
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) and smart working are profoundly transforming the workplace, reshaping the demands and resources perceived by employees. The literature highlights that AI can be conceptualized both as a job resource, by enhancing efficiency, support, and autonomy, and as a job demand, as it may increase cognitive workload, stress, and the risk of burnout. Similarly, smart working can reduce spontaneous interactions and perceived social support, potentially undermining employees' well-being, while simultaneously providing greater autonomy and flexibility. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) theory, the present study aims to examine the role of smart working in the relationship between the perception of AI – as either a job demand or a job resource – and employee well-being. Specifically, a diary study was conducted among employees who use AI tools in their daily work to investigate the daily associations between AI perceptions and well-being, as well as the role of smart working in these relationships.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/118233