Technostress in students and quality of online learning: role of instructor and university support

Frontiers in Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 9

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2024

Online learning provides flexibility and convenience to students, however, it also presents various challenges, such as technostress. Technostress is the psychological discomfort or stress experienced by individuals due use of technology, particularly when they cannot cope with its demands. Students’ technostress levels can have a negative impact on their online experiences. Drawing from Community Inquiry (CoI) framework, study investigates moderating instructor university support quality relationship in students. Data were collected 392 students taking one more courses. Results reveal that has learning. However, this mitigated presence separately jointly. The makes an important contribution growing body knowledge identifying contributors communities inquiry educational setting.

Язык: Английский

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Do Technologies Damage Our Personal Life? The Association of Technostress and Work-Life Fit for Employees’ Psychological Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Mediation Model

Psychological Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2025

Introduction: The integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) into the daily professional lives individuals has a significant impact on their psychological well-being. purpose this cross-sectional study was to gain novel insights relationships between technostress, well-being work-life fit, as well cultural differences Maltese Italian employees. Methods: sample consisted 362 workers, with equal representation from both countries, who completed an online survey March April 2023. mean age participants 43.36 years ( SD = 11.51). A series psychometric self-report instruments were used assess variables. t-tests mediation analyses conducted compare new theoretical model across groups. Results: results indicated that group scored higher techno-invasion, interface than group. However, lower improvement, perceived social support family friends, life satisfaction, self-esteem compared Finally, our findings indirect effect technostress indicators mediated by work/personal enhancement for whole sample, but only partially Conclusions: This paper provides further insight ICTs employees’ work personal lives, while highlighting countries. It is crucial promote healthy use in workplace ensuring appropriate fit. culture-oriented perspective emphasized.

Язык: Английский

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The effect of the psychological well-being of older Spanish adults on their motivation toward ICTs: The mediating role of technological anxiety and the usefulness of ICTs

Educational Gerontology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Navigare nell'incertezza: il ruolo dell'employability percepita ai tempi della formazione a distanza

PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 1, С. 86 - 105

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

L'adozione della formazione a distanza è ormai diffusa nelle università. Queste ultime sono da sempre chiamate sostenere l'employability degli studenti e, negli ultimi anni, coniugare tale obiettivo con le trasformazioni digitali e relative sfide che esse comportano, senza trascurare l'attenzione alla promozione del benessere. Pertanto, questo studio mira indagare il ruolo dell'employability percepita nella relazione tra technostress legato benessere universitari. Un totale di 242 studenti, universitari, principalmente donne, ha completato un questionario self-report includeva misure per valutare distanza, interna, esterna psicologico. Le analisi statistiche hanno riportato associazioni significative altre variabili considerate ad eccezione esterna. Inoltre, emersa essere potenziale mediatore Questi risultati evidenziano la necessità, in particolare organizzazioni accademiche, implementare interventi volti ridefinire i contesti apprendimento online promuovere al fine favorire loro

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Rumination, Loneliness, Task-Oriented Coping and Mental Well-Being Among University Students: A Serial Mediation Model

Psychological Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 19, 2025

Rumination, characterized by an individual’s persistent and intense reflection on negative experiences, significantly impacts mental well-being. The main objective of the present study was to examine associations between rumination (reflection brooding) well-being, through a serial mediation analysis that integrates loneliness task-oriented coping as intervening variables. research involved 750 university students, comprising 552 females (73.6%) 198 males (26.4%). Self-report data were collected using valid reliable instruments assessing rumination, loneliness, coping, findings indicate have mediating role in relationship results demonstrated both brooding increased influenced well-being decreasing behaviors. These underscore detrimental influence students. discussed interpreted detail light relevant literature.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19-Related Stressors and Psychophysical Health Conditions among Italian University Students: A Post Pandemic Insight

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(7), С. 752 - 752

Опубликована: Март 29, 2024

The COVID-19 medical emergency has ended worldwide, yet the psychological impact of these years unprecedented changes on students' lives still needs to be deepened. This study aims assess and compare COVID-19-related stressors (relationships academic life; isolation; fear contagion) psychophysical symptoms reported by 637 university students at three times, i.e., April 2020 (n = 197), 2021 200), 2022 240). within each time was also tested. In 2022, perceived isolation contagion decreased from peak registered in 2021, but stress related relationships life remained high. An ongoing increase found. More than 50% clinical levels sleep disorders, depression, psychoticism, interpersonal sensitivity. perceiving were risk for anxiety, somatization, disorders. Students obsessive-compulsive symptoms, psychoticism. findings emphasized long-lasting effects health. Interventions must aim supporting dealing with complex post-pandemic adjustment process.

Язык: Английский

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Technostress and time spent online. A cross-cultural comparison for teachers and students

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Июль 10, 2024

Research shows that ICT is beneficial for academics and students, aiding in overcoming distance barriers, streamlining administration, improving teaching learning processes. However, the negative impact of technology, particularly technostress, are garnering attention. In context concerns about technostress among higher education institutions (HEI), aim study to analyze creators inhibitors university teachers students different European countries. The topical concept digital well-being seen as "a subjective individual experience optimal balance between benefits drawbacks obtained from mobile connectivity, focusing on personal perception what amount time spent using technology so preserved".

Язык: Английский

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Modelling the Utilization of Digital Technology in Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through an Expert-Based Analytic Tool

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 19(1), С. 1 - 23

Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2023

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened the capability of academic institutions to continuously deliver quality education despite worldwide lockdown implemented curb transmission dreaded disease. As a result, are forced take advantage supplementary digital technology support online learning. Recognizing that an expert-based approach is deemed necessary carefully execute decision-making process utilizing technology, this paper provides new perspective assessing constructs utilization with use fuzzy trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL). Among considered, burnout (BO), technostress (TS), goal incongruence (GI), reflexivity (RE) found be effects other causal constructs. These findings offer crucial insights into evolving literature COVID-19 on education, particularly informing design initiatives measures technologies as may necessary.

Язык: Английский

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Analyzing the Influence of Technostress on Students: A Systematic Literature Review

Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2023

Technostress is the stress experienced by individuals due to use of technology. In today’s digital age, students are increasingly exposed technology, which, with many benefits, can also lead technostress. This harm students’ overall well-being and academic performance. We thus argue that impact technology on should be better understood, perform a systematic literature review (SLR), following guidelines outlined in Okoli’s 8-step procedure. Reviewing articles addressing technostress among students, findings indicate decreased focus concentration, impaired sleep patterns, social isolation, decline mental health. It contribute negative attitude towards hindering ability effectively leverage its potential for learning productivity. The suggest experience influenced an individual’s perception stressful situation. Different may perceive same situation as or non-stressful, depending various factors such time, place, personal interpretation. SLR provides comprehensive dependable resource researchers, identifies existing research gaps, proposes directions future investigations.

Язык: Английский

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Predictors of Academic Satisfaction Through Activities with Turnitin

Lecture notes in networks and systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 327 - 338

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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