Abstract

EIDMAN, Leandro  and  BASUALDO FALLEAU, Susy Evelyn. Technostress in argentine university students during COVID-19 pandemic. Acad. (Asunción) [online]. 2024, vol.11, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2414-8938.  https://doi.org/10.30545/academo.2024.ene-abr.1.

The increasing use of digitalization in higher education requires the use of various information and communication technologies (ICTs). However, studies have shown that the use of ICTs induces techno-stress and, sometimes, techno-addiction. The main objective of this work was to study the psychological impact of the use of ICTs in university students from Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodological design used was non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational and group difference. The sample consisted of 1656 university students with a mean age of 24.69 (SD = 6.52, Min = 18, Max = 66; 78.2% were female and 21.8% were male). The results reported high to very high levels of technostress, predominantly in women who used cell phones and computers for academic purposes. In turn, positive and significant relationships were found between participants' age, length of university experience and frequency of computer use. Negative and significant correlations were obtained between the frequency of cell phone use and the dimensions Fatigue, Skepticism and Addiction. Finally, the frequency of computer use for academic purposes correlated positively and significantly with the dimensions Anxiety, Fatigue, Skepticism and Inefficacy. It can be concluded that the psychological impact of the use of ICTs in university students from the Argentine population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic produced modifications in the quality of life and daily life activities of the students.

Keywords : Technostress; university students; COVID-19 pandemic.

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