Tech @ Work
Current and future worker psychology is affected by how we use technology to do our work
Anecdotally, it would seem that we have all, in one way or another, been impacted by the Lockdowns over the 2020/21 period. Professionally our psychology has shifted in how we are able to fulfil our work role. Computer Self-Efficacy One of the many positive unintended
Tech @ Home
Are there generational differences in expectations of work technology use after hours?
Below are extracts and a summary of the research: ‘Technological Tethering, Digital Natives, and Challenges in the Work-Family Interface’. Research Authors: Andrew D. Nevin and Scott Schieman (2020) Key quotes from the research: ‘…mobile technologies have facilitated the extension of traditional working hours, reflective of workers
Impact of Tech
The paradox of perceived productivity in working parents
Below are extracts and a summary of the research: ‘The Paradox of Family Structure and Plans after Work: Why Single Childless Employees May Be the Least Absorbed at Work’. Research Authors: Tracy L Dumas and Jill E. Perry-Smith (2018) Key quotes from the research: ‘single, childless
Immersive Reality
Ready Player One or The Matrix? How prevalent will Virtual Reality be in the future?
In a recent Guardian article on David Charmers new book the stance taken by David of VR in the future becoming the norm, and reality becoming the exception is a psychologically irresponsible (and a very 1st-world) one. I am a great advocate for VR /
Cyber Security
When Cyber Security meets CyberPsychology
Cyber Security is not the same as CyberPsychology. It is similar to comparing someone who helps you physically set up home security and someone who seeks to understand why you don’t turn that security on when you leave the house. In a recent webinar, one
