Technostress, Coping, and Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology in University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic raised many challenges for university staff and students, including the need to work from home, which resulted in a greater reliance on technology. We collected questionnaire data from university students (N = 894) in three European countries: Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Data were collected between 7th April 2020 and 19th June 2020, representing a period covering the first lockdown and university closures in these countries and across Europe generally. We tested the hypotheses that technology-related stressors (techno-overload, work-home conflict, techno-ease, techno-reliability, techno-sociality, and pace of change) would be associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, and that coping styles (problem-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance) would mediate these relationships. Results showed significant positive associations between techno-overload, work-home conflict and anxiety and depressive symptoms, and significant negative associations betw.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/4725

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Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Technostress, Coping, and Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology in University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic ; volume:18 ; number:3 ; day:31 ; month:08 ; year:2022
Europe's journal of psychology ; 18, Heft 3 (31.08.2022)

Creator
Galvin, John
Evans, Michael Scott
Nelson, Kenisha
Richards, Gareth
Mavritsaki, Eirini
Giovazolias, Theodoros
Koutra, Katerina
Mellor, Ben
Zurlo, Maria Clelia
Smith, Andrew Paul
Vallone, Federica

DOI
10.5964/ejop.4725
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022110709011813670542
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  • Galvin, John
  • Evans, Michael Scott
  • Nelson, Kenisha
  • Richards, Gareth
  • Mavritsaki, Eirini
  • Giovazolias, Theodoros
  • Koutra, Katerina
  • Mellor, Ben
  • Zurlo, Maria Clelia
  • Smith, Andrew Paul
  • Vallone, Federica

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