Technostress Among University Teachers in Higher Education: A Study Using Multidimensional Person-Environment Misfit Theory

Frontiers in Psychology

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Xinghua Wang¹  Bo Li³ 

[1] Normal College, Qingdao University;Center for Research and Development in Learning, Nanyang Technological University;Institute of Higher Education, Linyi University

关键词: technostress;    multidimensional person-environment misfit;    higher education;    university teachers;    information and communication technologies;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01791

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

To investigate the phenomenon of technostress among university teachers in higher education, a multidimensional person-environment misfit framework of technostress was proposed and validated by 343 teachers from universities in China. The findings indicate that person-organization (P-O) misfit, person-technology (P-T) misfit, and person-people (P-P) misfit largely captured how university teachers interact with multiple dimensions of the higher education environment in an imbalanced way that causes technostress. P-O misfit predicted P-T misfit and P-P misfit. Relationships between multidimensional technostress and job performance were investigated. It was found that university requirements related to the use of ICT and the suitability of ICT for university teachers’ work were critical factors affecting their job performance. In addition, a comparison was made among university teachers from different grade levels, revealing that university management related to ICT use tended to affect university teachers of higher-grade levels more than those of lower-grade levels in generating technostress.

【 授权许可】

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