The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis

Yifan Li; Christy M. K. Cheung; Zach W. Y. Lee

doi:10.24251/hicss.2025.684

The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis

Yifan Li
, Christy M. K. Cheung
, Zach W. Y. Lee

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Abstract

Research into obsessive technology use has garnered significant attention in the information systems (IS) discipline. Despite this interest, inconsistent conceptualizations, diversity of perspectives, and non-representative samples jointly make a fragmented body of research that is challenging to generalize and comprehend. To consolidate extant knowledge and identify areas for future research, this study performs a literature analysis among 27 identified publications on obsessive technology use to reveal the research trends, focal themes, theoretical underpinnings, methodological approaches, contextual settings, and demographic samples. We then apply social cognitive theory to provide an integrated account of the variables related to obsessive technology use. We finally discuss the key findings and propose directions for future research while noting the limitations. © 2025 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2025)
Publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Pages	5715-5724
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9981331-8-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2025.684
Publication status	Published - 7 Jan 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025) - Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, United States Duration: 7 Jan 2025 → 10 Jan 2025

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605

Conference

Conference	58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025)
Abbreviated title	HICSS-58
Place	United States
City	Waikoloa
Period	7/01/25 → 10/01/25

Funding

This study was partially supported by the General Research Fund, Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China [CityU11505924] and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Research Grants Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme in the 2022/23 Exercise [NSFC/RGC N_HKBU216/22].

Research Keywords

information systems research
literature analysis
Obsessive technology use
senior scholars' basket

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Li, Y., Cheung, C. M. K., & Lee, Z. W. Y. (2025). The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis. In Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2025) (pp. 5715-5724). (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences). University of Hawaii at Manoa. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2025.684

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Li, Y, Cheung, CMK & Lee, ZWY 2025, The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis. in Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2025). Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, pp. 5715-5724, 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025), Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States, 7/01/25. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2025.684

The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis. / Li, Yifan; Cheung, Christy M. K.; Lee, Zach W. Y.
Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2025). University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2025. p. 5715-5724 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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