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

Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025
Editors	Tung X. Bui
Publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Pages	5715-5724
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780998133188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2025.684
Publication status	Published - 7 Jan 2025
Event	58th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025 - Waikoloa, United States Duration: 7 Jan 2025 → 10 Jan 2025 https://hicss.hawaii.edu/program-hicss58/ (Conference programme) https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/communities/c2af410a-9d5f-4f99-ad4e-626911b4e900 https://hdl.handle.net/10125/109837 (Conference website)

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605
ISSN (Electronic)	2572-6862

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Conference	58th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa
Period	7/01/25 → 10/01/25
Internet address	https://hicss.hawaii.edu/program-hicss58/ (Conference programme) https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/communities/c2af410a-9d5f-4f99-ad4e-626911b4e900 https://hdl.handle.net/10125/109837 (Conference website)

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Obsessive technology use
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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 T. X. Bui (Ed.), Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 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

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

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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 TX Bui (ed.), Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, pp. 5715-5724, 58th Annual 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, HICSS 2025. ed. / Tung X. Bui. University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2025. p. 5715-5724 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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Li Y, Cheung CMK, Lee ZWY. The Information Systems Perspective on Obsessive Technology Use: Insights and Research Gaps from a Literature Analysis. In Bui TX, editor, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025. University of Hawaii at Manoa. 2025. p. 5715-5724. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences). doi: 10.24251/hicss.2025.684

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