Level of Technostressors and their Effect on Work Productivity of Teachers of a Private Sector Medical and Dental College
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https://doi.org/10.37018/EDFR2135Keywords:
Communication, Information, Productivity, Stress, Teachers, Technology, WorkAbstract
Background: The widespread use of information and communication technology (ICT) is associated with technostress. This study aimed to determine the levels of technostress and technostressors experienced by teachers at a private medical and dental college and to examine the correlation between technostressors and work productivity.
Methods: The teaching staff of Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore participated in this analytical cross-sectional study from January 2025 to June 2025. Convenience sampling was used to enroll 230 participants. A validated English-language questionnaire containing 23 items was used, with a Likert scale ranging from 05 (strongly agree) to 01 (strongly disagree). The Cronbach alpha value for the questionnaire was above 0.75. Technostressors (techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and techno-uncertainty) and work productivity were measured. Low, medium, and high scores were defined as 1.00–2.33, 2.34–3.66, and 3.67–5, respectively, of the total score of 5. The 1–5 scale was divided into three equidistant ranges to ensure balanced interpretation. SPSS version 27 was used to analyze the data. Independent-samples t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation were applied. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The respondents had a medium level of technostress, with a mean score of 2.83 ± 0.65. The techno-invasion score was the highest (3.12 ± 0.97) among all technostressors. Mean technostress was significantly associated with the department. By comparing means, significant associations were noted among the number of social media sites used and techno-overload, use of social media sites and techno-invasion, number of ICT gadgets and years of using ICT with techno-complexity, and gender with techno-uncertainty. Techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, and techno-insecurity were found to be significantly but weakly correlated with work productivity.
Conclusion: The teachers had a medium level of technostress. A significant correlation was observed between techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and work productivity.
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