Im aktuellen Heft von? SCM - Studies in Communication and 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏ia?haben? Cordula Nitsch?und? Susanne Kinnebrock?(AB ?ffentliche Kommunikation) einen Beitrag zum Forschungsprojekt ForDigitHealth (Digitaler Stress in den 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏ien) publiziert. Basierend auf den Befunden von qualitativen Leitfadeninterviews skizziert der Beitrag??Well-known phenomenon, new setting: Digital stress in times of the COVID-19 pandemic“, welche Folgen die pandemiebedingten Ver?nderungen für die Wahrnehmung von digitalem Stress haben.

Abstract:

Digital stress caused by the proliferation and omnipresence of digital media has been attracting scientific interest for several years. The physical contact restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic have further increased the importance of digital media in peo-ple’s professional and private lives. This article investigates the consequences of this new situation for people’s perceptions of digital stress. It applies a lifeworld perspective and considers several individual and situational factors. Our study was based on semi-struc-tured interviews with German adults. Five key findings emerged: (1) during the pandemic, digital stress was predominantly caused by home office work; (2) already-known stressors were amplified in home offices; (3) digital devices contributed to the dissolution of bounda-ries between work and private life; (4) people experienced multiple stressors simultaneously, both digital and analog; (5) the private use of digital media was not associated with stress but perceived as saving social connections. Furthermore, the results show that the experi-ence of digital stress is highly dependent on situational contexts and individual lifestyles.

Keywords: Digital stress, digital media use, health and well-being, COVID-19 pandemic, semi-structured interviews

Zitation:

Nitsch, C. & Kinnebrock, S. (2021). Well-known phenomenon, new setting: Digital stress in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. SCM – Studies in Communication and 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏ia, 10(4), 533–556. doi: 10.5771/2192-4007-2021-4-533