Introduction:

Tech dependence is a growing phenomenon that could intensify psychosocial risks such as technostress and tech addiction, which are associated with health deterioration and negative consequences for organizations.

Objective:

To analyze the role of tech dependence in technostress and tech addiction in workers in Colombia and Mexico.

Materials and methods:

A study with an associative, predictive strategy was conducted with 1,137 participants (Colombian nationality = 46% and Mexican nationality = 54 %). A sociodemographic and occupational data sheet was used, as well as scales to measure techno dependence, technostress, and tech addiction. A path model was used for data analysis.

Results:

Mute generation (r =151), compulsive cell phone use (r =384), phubbing (r=312), and cell phone use while driving (r =-0.21) presented a positive relationship with the excessive use of technologies and have a direct influence on their compulsive use. It is concluded that tech dependence plays a predictive role in technostress, especially tech addiction in Colombian and Mexican workers. Therefore, it is essential to monitor the behavior of these emerging psychosocial risks associated with technology, given the implications on people's health, especially in the context of a pandemic.

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