Technostress in students of a public university in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The present research aimed to describe the technostress of the students of the Education career of a public university in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the design non-experimental and the type of research, descriptive, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 232 students to whom the Technostress Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. The results indicate that the students were characterized by having moderate levels of technostress. Likewise, regarding its factors, it was found that there were low levels of technoanxiety and moderate levels of technoaddiction and technofatigue. On the other hand, it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as sex, age group and the work condition of the students were significantly associated with levels of techno-stress. It was concluded that it is necessary for the university to take some preventive and corrective measures to reduce the prevalence of this condition in the students. Likewise, it would be important to promote digital disconnection so that they carry out physical activities, care for their families and socialization.