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  • Turning the camera off during a virtual meeting can reduce fatigue: Study.
  • People using cameras participated less than those not using them.
  • The effects of Zoom fatigue were stronger for newer employees & women.

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Suffering from Zoom fatigue? Try this fix.

A new study suggests keeping the camera on during video calls causes more work fatigue in employees.

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      According to a new study, turning the camera on during a virtual meeting increases Zoom fatigue; a feeling of running out of energy one day after the virtual meeting. The results of this study were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

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      After a four-week experiment involving 103 participants and more than 1,400 observations, researchers found that it is indeed more tiring to have your camera on during a virtual meeting.

      During the experiment, people who had their cameras on reported more fatigue than those who had them turned off. The team also found that people using cameras were participating less than those not using them. The effects of Zoom fatigue were stronger for newer employees and women, researchers concluded.

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