Exploring the impact of security technologies on mental health: a comprehensive review
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This comprehensive review explores the intricate relationship between security technologies and mental health. Security technologies, including physical security, cybersecurity, and surveillance measures, are integral components of our modern world, designed to protect individuals, organizations, and society from various threats. While they are vital in enhancing safety, they also have profound implications for mental well-being. The review delves into the positive impacts of security technologies, including their capacity to enhance personal safety, reduce anxiety and fear, and instill a sense of security. However, it also reveals the negative consequences, such as privacy invasion, surveillance-related stress, paranoia, and ethical concerns, which can erode mental health. User perception and trust are central to understanding how individuals experience security technologies. The review emphasizes the importance of ethical guidelines, user education, and technological advancements in mitigating negative impacts. By embracing an ethical-by-design approach, empowering users, and promoting public awareness, a balanced equilibrium between security and mental health can be achieved. The conclusion highlights the significance of ongoing research and interdisciplinary collaboration to navigate this intricate relationship effectively. By prioritizing ethical considerations and fostering a dialogue that values security and individual well-being, we can ensure a safer and more mentally healthy future in our technologically interconnected world.
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Fear of surveillance or loss of control over personal information can contribute to increased anxiety among students and staff, impacting their well-being.
“The fear of surveillance or loss of control over personal information can contribute to increased anxiety among students and staff, thus impacting their well-being (Malik et al., 2024).”
From Exploring the effects of artificial intelligence on student and academic well-being in higher education: a mini-review (2025) · cites this paper as Malik et al., 2024
The Review passages on surveillance-related stress and perceived control say that surveillance and lack of control over personal information can heighten anxiety and harm well-being. Those passages discuss individuals generally, not students and staff specifically. The Review’s passage on educational facilities discusses students and staff, but describes security technologies as reducing their anxiety rather than examining the privacy-related fear claimed here. Page numbers were not supplied in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Malik, A. S., Acharya, S., & Humane, S.
- Affiliations
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Humane, Sonal
- ORCID
- Acharya, Sourya
- Venue
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-02-05
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e53664-e53664
- ISSN
- 2168-8184 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10918303
- OpenAlex
- W4391571276
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 3.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Cureus (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Technostress in Professional Settings
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Keywords
- security technology, mental health, physical security, cybersecurity, surveillance, privacy violations, paranoia, user perception, fear and anxiety, personal safety
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