Exploring time-lagged effects and gendered differences of videoconference fatigue on work-family conflict and emotional well-being

Benjamin Li 1 * , Yi Xuan Ong 2, Zhang Hao Goh 1, Shruti Malviya 1, Edson Tandoc Jr 1
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1 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE
2 Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, Volume 16, Issue 2, Article No: e202615. https://doi.org/10.30935/ojcmt/18150
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ABSTRACT

While videoconferencing has become an integral part of many individuals’ lives, less is known regarding how individuals’ experience of videoconference fatigue (VF) and work-family conflict (WFC) affects their emotional well-being over time. We examine the changes in VF, WFC, loneliness, and well-being across time, through the lens of the stressor-strain-outcome framework. A two-wave online panel survey was conducted at two time points (T1 and T2) with 203 respondents in Singapore. Findings showed that the experience of VF at T1 negatively impacted emotional well-being at T2. A significant relationship was also found between WFC at T1 and VF at T2. Findings also revealed gender differences, with the negative relationship between VF at T1 and emotional well-being at T2 being stronger in women, while men experience greater WFC at T2 from the lagged effect of VF at T1.
Keywords: videoconference fatigue, time-lagged, well-being, stressor-strain-outcome, work-family conflict, loneliness

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Li, B., Ong, Y. X., Goh, Z. H., Malviya, S., & Tandoc Jr, E. (2026). Exploring time-lagged effects and gendered differences of videoconference fatigue on work-family conflict and emotional well-being. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 16(2), e202615. https://doi.org/10.30935/ojcmt/18150

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