"When partners work from home, constant digital interruptions increase after-work frustration, strain couples' relationships, and place a heavier psychological burden on women, UNSW research has found. Work-from-home couples experience heightened frustration and relationship conflict when technology allows the intrusion of work into family time, according to new research from UNSW Business School. Furthermore, women bear a disproportionate psychological burden from these digital interruptions, though simple planning strategies can help reduce the negative impacts of work technology on home life for couples."
"The research examined what academics call ICT permeability, which describes how information and communication technologies such as email, text messaging, mobile phones and remote meeting applications pierce the once-solid barrier between work and home life. When both partners work from home, this blurring of boundaries was associated with distinct challenges that differed markedly from households where only one partner worked remotely."
When both partners work from home, information and communication technologies (email, text messaging, mobile phones, remote meeting applications) pierce the barrier between work and home, producing ICT permeability. Data from 117 participants collected through three daily surveys over ten consecutive workdays during the COVID-19 pandemic captured real-time fluctuations and reduced retrospective bias. Dual remote work correlated with increased after-work frustration, heightened relationship conflict, and boundary-blurring challenges compared with households where only one partner worked remotely. Women experienced a disproportionate psychological burden from digital interruptions. Simple planning strategies reduced the negative impact of work technology on home life for couples.
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