A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Technological identity and basic psychological needs in the use of new technologies: A two-wave cross-national survey study
Tekijät: Heiskari, Moona; Celuch, Magdalena; Koivula, Aki; Savolainen, Iina; Oksanen, Atte
Kustantaja: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Kustannuspaikka: London
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Journal: International Journal of Information Management
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Lehden akronyymi: INT J INFORM MANAGE
Artikkelin numero: 102926
Vuosikerta: 84
Sivujen määrä: 15
ISSN: 0268-4012
eISSN: 1873-4707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102926
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102926
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/492354229
AI and smart technologies are increasingly embedded in almost all aspects of everyday life, and their usage might inevitably affect individuals' self-concept and psychological and social well-being. Evidently, cross-national and longitudinal analyses of this phenomenon and its mediating factors are required. To this end, our study examined how in-group identification with new technology users influences individuals' satisfaction of the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the context of new technology use. We used longitudinal two-wave data collected from 18- to 75-year-old adult populations in Finland (N = 1541), France (N = 1561), Germany (N = 1529), Ireland (N = 1112), Italy (N = 1530), and Poland (N = 1533). Based on hybrid multilevel regression models, we found consistent evidence across these six European countries that individuals' in-group identification with new technology users is positively associated with relatedness but negatively associated with autonomy and competence. Our results suggest that the level of social identification with other technology users is a meaningful social context that shapes the well-being outcomes of new technologies.
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This research received funding from Tampere University (internal project grants for Atte Oksanen 2022–2024).
