Technostress, anxiety, and depression among university students: A report from Paraguay
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Background: Although technologies (including information, e-learning, and communication) have been daily employed by University students in the last years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a considerable increase in their use. Technostress is a modern term referring to levels of stress caused by the prolonged exposure to technology. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the technostress and related anxiety and depression among Paraguayan University students, describing their sociodemographic characteristics and relevant associations. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study has been conducted. Participants were recruited through an Internet-based survey. Technostress, anxiety, and depression have been assessed with the Technostress Questionnaire (TechQ), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), respectively. Results: A total of 378 participants were included, 74.1% of whom were women. According to the TechQ scores, 47.4% of the participants reported a low/moderate level of technostress whereas 5.2% showed severe scores. About 58.5% of participants reported a GAD-7 score ⩾10, meeting diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety. About 60.3% scored ⩾3 at the PHQ-2 reporting significant levels of depression. Technostress has been significantly associated with levels of anxiety ( p < .001) as well as depression ( p < .001). Conclusion: Our results suggest further research regarding the implications of technostress on the well-being of University students. Specific measures aimed to improve students’ coping with the challenges of technology and technostress should be promoted.
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Technostress is associated with depression.
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“In addition, technological stress has a negative impact on self-esteem, encouraging both anxious and depressive symptoms [46].”
- Authors
- Torales, J., Torres-Romero, A. D., Di Giuseppe, M. F., Rolón-Méndez, E. R., Martínez-López, P. L., Heinichen-Mansfeld, K. V., Barrios, I., O’Higgins, M., Almirón-Santacruz, J., Melgarejo, O., Ruiz Díaz, N., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., & Ventriglio, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidad Nacional de Asunción (PY)
- Neuroscience Research Students Network, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
- Department of Neuroscience, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
- University of Foggia (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Ventriglio, Antonio
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2022-06-02
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1063-1070
- ISSN
- 0020-7640 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-2854
- OpenAlex
- W4281782849
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 7.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Technostress in Professional Settings
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Keywords
- technostress, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, university students, COVID-19 pandemic, technology use, student well-being, Paraguay
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Paraguay, Students, Universities, Pandemics
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