?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.248609&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+role+of+agency+in+experiences+with+retro-technology+and+the+implications+for+psychological+wellbeing&rft.creator=Adams%2C+Jack&rft.subject=Retro-technology&rft.subject=Technology&rft.subject=Agency&rft.subject=Wellbeing&rft.subject=Psychology&rft.description=This+research+provides+an+understanding+of+how+the+relationship+between+technology%2C+agency%2C+and+human+involvement+in+experiences+with+technology+influences+the+satisfaction+of+basic+psychological+needs+and%2C+thus%2C+contributes+to+wellbeing+outcomes.+It+demonstrates+that+the+increasing+level+of+material+agency+built+into+modern+technology+can+limit+opportunities+to+exercise+human+agency%2C+thus+negatively+influencing+wellbeing.+Conversely%2C+more+active%2C+agentic+experiences+with+technology%2C+such+as+those+afforded+by+obsolete+retro-technologies%2C+derive+more+positive+psychological+outcomes.+The+findings+highlight+the+importance+of+a+thoughtful+and+balanced+approach+to+technology+interactions+that+satisfy+both+utilitarian+and+deeper+psychological+needs.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2024-05-14&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F248609%2F1%2FJack%252BAdams%252BThesis%25282%2529.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.248609&rft.relation=Adams%2C+Jack+(2024)+The+role+of+agency+in+experiences+with+retro-technology+and+the+implications+for+psychological+wellbeing.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F248609%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Business+%26+Law%3B+School+of+Management