Thematic Analysis of Technology Use by Urban Couples in Stress Management

• Main Authors: Pingkan Cynthia Belinda, Rumondor, Sheilla Lim, Omar Lim, Ross Azura, Zahit, Andre Ferdinand, Julianto, Charoline, Xessa, Khansa Najla, Pramesti, Martinus Fieser, Sitinjak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2024
• Subjects: BF Psychology; HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45984/3/Thematic%20Analysis%20of%20Technology%20Use%20by%20Urban%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45984/; https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/74/1/43; https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024074043
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Urban couples spend much time working, which poses challenges in their daily life. These challenges can cause stress, affecting relationship quality and an individual’s well-being. We identified and described stressors and explored the use of technology to manage their stress. The participants consisted of three couples living in the Greater Jakarta area. A focus group discussion was used to collect the data, and inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze it. Urban couples experienced relationship stress, parenting stress, financial stress, work-related stress, and daily hassles. Couples can manage stress by using digital media and smart communication technology to provide entertainment and communication, as well as to search for information.