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In onze hypergeconnecteerde wereld bepalen informatie- en communicatietechnologieën (ICT) hoe we werken en leven. Binnen de werkcontext bieden ze flexibiliteit, directe toegang tot informatie en snelle communicatie. Tegelijk verstoren ze ook de concentratie, rekken ze werk uit over privégrenzen en leggen ze de druk op medewerkers om altijd bereikbaar te zijn. Dit vergroot zorgen over welzijn, prestatie en de duurzaamheid van werk. Als reactie daarop wint het idee van ‘digitale ontkoppeling’ aan populariteit, zowel in publieke debatten als in beleid. Digitale ontkoppeling verwijst naar het tijdelijk beperken van ICT-gebruik, bijvoorbeeld door meldingen te dempen of e-mails uit te schakelen. Ondanks deze groeiende belangstelling ontbreekt in de wetenschap nog een eenduidige definitie van digitale ontkoppeling voor werknemers, en is er nog geen gestandaardiseerde meetmethode om dit fenomeen te onderzoeken. In dit artikel bieden we daarom een duidelijke omschrijving van digitale ontkoppeling vanuit het perspectief van werknemers. We onderzoeken wie ontkoppelt, onder welke omstandigheden en welke effecten dit heeft op welzijn en concentratie. Deze inzichten bieden niet alleen een stevige wetenschappelijke onderbouwing, maar ook concrete handvatten voor HR-professionals om een gezonde relatie met digitale technologie te bevorderen.

© Alice Verlinden, Elfi Baillien & Marijke Verbruggen
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Keyword(s): concentratie; Digitaal ontkoppelen; digitaal welzijn; herstel; werk-privébalans

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