BCS Report on effect of ICT on happiness, satisfaction and freedom

A latest BCS report suggests that access to IT can make you happier. It primarily covers three areas:

• Effect of IT on Life Satisfaction, Individual Level
• Effect of ICT on Sense of Freedom and Control, Individual Level
• Effect of IT on Life Satisfaction with various variable/IT interaction terms

From the press release:

A new global study from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, shows that access to information technology has a ‘statistically significant, positive impact on life satisfaction’.

‘Put simply, people with IT access are more satisfied with life even when taking account of income,’ said the study’s author, social scientist Michael Willmott.

‘Our analysis suggests that IT has an enabling and empowering role in people’s lives by increasing their sense of freedom and control, which has a positive impact on well-being or happiness,’ he continued.

Women and those on lower incomes or with fewer educational qualifications benefit most from access to and use of IT and appear to benefit more than those on higher incomes or with more qualifications. 

The study also suggests that women in developing nations benefit even more than those in the developed world.

You can download the full report here (PDFs)

[ Via Textually.org ]

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