Impact of Information Technology on Lifestyle: A Literature Review and Classification

E-ISSN： 1942-9029|9|2|1-23

ISSN： 1942-9010

Source： International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking (IJVCSN), Vol.9, Iss.2, 2017-04, pp. : 1-23

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Abstract

This paper presents a review of 81 research articles published between 1996 and 2013 on the impact of information technology on lifestyle. Our findings indicate that the number of investigations into the impact of IT on various areas of everyday life, increased considerably during this period, given that 63 percent of the articles were published between 2010 and 2013. From these articles, eight dimensions emerged which were classified by IT and lifestyle experts. Moreover, theme analysis was applied to all contents extracted from the various articles, leading to an eight-sided lifestyle model. The domains are: health, learning, social, work and environment, energy, art, spiritual life, and miscellaneous. A comprehensive list of papers with classifications is presented.