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Abstract

The basic aim of this study is to explore role of smartphone use on recovery experiences through work-home interference in an integrated research model. The research is conducted in Turkish business context, so findings contribute to the literature in such way that how technological transformation has effected employee life and health in emerging economies. It is one of the preliminary studies by which impact of smartphone use for business motivations is measured in emerging economies. We assume that the results of the study may open new perspectives for cross cultural studies and may contribute to the development of new theoretical models in subjective wellbeing literature. Empirical data were collected from employees (n=223) of distinct companies from distinct industries using an online survey by convenience sampling method. According to results of structural model, recovery experiences mediate the association between smartphone use and work-home interference. (x2=158.817, df=99, CMIN/df:1.604, GFI:0.917, CFI:0.965, TLI:0.957, RMSEA:0.054, PCLOSE:0.309). Detailed results/ findings of the study are discussed and theoretical and implicational suggestions for further research are given in the discussion part.