RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Mobile instant messaging techno- stressors: Measurement, dimensionality, and relationships with type of usage A1 Ardèvol Abreu, Alberto A1 Delponti Macchione, Patricia A1 Rodríguez Wanguemert, Carmen María K1 Mobile instant messaging K1 Mobile instant messaging uses K1 Technostress K1 Techno-stressor K1 Overload K1 Invasion K1 Urgency K1 Ambiguity K1 Measurement K1 Scale AB Increasingly popular mobile instant messaging (MIM) apps allow users to interact anytime and anywhere with different purposes, such as coordinating work-related issues, staying in touch with people they love, or passing the time. But recent research suggests that MIM may create excessive demands on people and become a source of technostress. For example, users may experience communication overload, invasion of their face-to-face activities, pressure to respond to messages with urgency, or ambiguity regarding the intention or tone of their interactions. Building on these ideas, we develop a specific, multidimensional measure of MIM technostress and explore how it relates to different uses. To do so, we use survey data from a diverse sample of 1,259 residents in Spain. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted on different halves of the sample supported a four-dimensional, second-level construct of MIM stress. Furthermore, structural equation model results suggest that not all uses are equally associated with MIM stress. Relatedness and intimacy uses were not positively related to MIM stress or any of its dimensions. Conversely, work uses, coordination of social activity, and even passing the time were positively associated with all techno-stressors. We discuss our findings with an eye toward promoting healthy use of MIM apps. SN 1699-2407 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35953 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35953 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 20-may-2024