Technostress Related to Distance Education
Giovanni Schettino, Vincenza Capone
The adoption of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) is widespread in academic organizations, mainly in the form of distance learning. While its advantages are well acknowledged at the individual and organizational levels, the demands associated with such a learning context can lead students to suffer from technology-related stress or technostress. To address the need for proper measurement of technostress in Chinese students, Wang and colleagues validated a scale specifically for this population. The present study aimed to develop an initial Italian validation (IT-TSUS) of such an instrument by examining its psychometric properties in a sample of 550 university students enrolled in a degree course delivered online. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the one-dimensional factor structure consistent with the original validation. In addition, the findings reported a good internal consistency of the scale and its external validity. In light of the above, the present study provides evidence supporting the good psychometric properties of the IT-TSUS and suggests its suitability for use in research and intervention within the Italian context.
Keywords
Technostress, TEL, University students, Psychometric properties, Scale validation.
