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Mercedes Ventura1, Marisa Salanova1, Susana Llorens1
1WANT Research Team. https://ror.org/02ws1xc11Universitat Jaume I, Spain.
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
|January 12, 2026
Summary
A positive leadership climate enhances professional self-efficacy, reducing technostrain (technology-related stress). Shared leadership also lowers technostrain, improving workplace technology experiences.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Information Systems
- Management
Background:
- Technostrain, encompassing exhaustion, skepticism, anxiety, and inefficacy, negatively impacts employees.
- Leadership climate and professional self-efficacy are crucial factors influencing employee well-being and technology adoption.
- Understanding the interplay between leadership, self-efficacy, and technostrain is vital for modern workplaces.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the multilevel relationship between leadership climate, professional self-efficacy, and technostrain.
- To investigate the mediating role of professional self-efficacy in the leadership climate-technostrain connection.
- To explore the impact of shared leadership perceptions on technostrain.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative study involving 877 individuals across 76 teams in Spain and Uruguay.
- Multilevel modeling was employed to analyze the hierarchical data structure.
- Hypotheses were tested regarding the influence of leadership climate and self-efficacy on technostrain.
Main Results:
- A positive leadership climate significantly increased professional self-efficacy.
- Increased professional self-efficacy was associated with a significant decrease in technostrain.
- Perceptions of shared leadership demonstrated a positive association with reduced technostrain.
Conclusions:
- Leaders can mitigate technostrain by fostering socio-emotional support, positive technology experiences, and ethical ICT conduct.
- Optimizing efficacy beliefs through training and workplace facilitators enhances positive technology experiences.
- Interventions targeting leadership climate and self-efficacy are recommended for reducing technostrain.
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