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Title: Technology Use and Employee Well-Being among Teachers during COVID-19: Moderating Effects of School Support and Detachment from Work
Language: English
Authors: Sanna Nuutinen (ORCID 0000-0003-1500-658X), Laura Bordi (ORCID 0000-0002-6996-521X)
Source: International Journal of Educational Management. 2025 39(8):57-76.
Availability: Emerald Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: emerald@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emerald.com/insight
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Work Life Expectancy, Information Technology, Communications, Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Negative Attitudes, Teacher Welfare, Work Environment, Influence of Technology, Teachers, Employees
Geographic Terms: Finland
DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-04-2023-0211
ISSN: 0951-354X
1758-6518
Abstract: Purpose: This study examined whether job and personal resources could buffer the negative effects of technostrain and information and communication technology (ICT) availability demands on employee well-being. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected among Finnish comprehensive school teachers (n = 323) between December 2020 and February 2021 through an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were employed to analyse the main and moderating effects. Findings: The results indicated that technostrain was positively associated with burnout and negatively associated with work engagement. These associations were stronger than those of ICT availability demands. The moderated regression analyses revealed that psychological detachment buffered the negative effects of technostrain on cynicism and a sense of inadequacy. School support acted as a moderator by buffering the negative impact of technostrain on emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Furthermore, school support was found to be an important job resource in terms of boosting work engagement when ICT availability demands were high. Originality/value: This study provides insights into the role of resources in buffering possible burdening effects of technology on teacher well-being when adopting online teaching in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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