Title Influence of digital competence on perceived stress, burnout and well-being among students studying online during the COVID-19 lockdown: a 4-country perspective /
Authors Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė, Vilmantė ; Aslan, Imran ; Duobienė, Jurga ; Glińska, Ewa ; Anandkumar, Victor
DOI 10.2147/PRBM.S325092
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Is Part of Psychology research and behavior management.. London : Dove medical press. 2021, vol. 14, p. 1483-1498.. ISSN 1179-1578
Keywords [eng] digital competence ; online learning ; stress ; burnout ; well-being ; COVID-19
Abstract [eng] Purpose: This paper aims to reveal the influence of digital competence on perceived stress, burnout and well-being among students studying online during the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 and to compare this influence on the basis of studies conducted in four countries. Methods: An exploratory study was conducted in Poland, Lithuania, Turkey and India using a cross-sectional research design. A total of 1097 respondents took part in the survey. Wellbeing was measured by the World Health Organization (WHO) Well-being Index, stress was evaluated using a psychological stress measure (PSM-9) instrument, burnout was evaluated using the Copenhagen Burnout inventory, and digital competence was measured by the Digital Competency Profiler (DCP). Results: The results revealed that social and informational dimensions of digital competencies had a positive influence on dealing with stress or burnout and improved well-being of students studying online during the COVID-19 lockdown. Moreover, the analysis on a country level highlighted that with regard to dealing with stress and burnout, the epistemological dimension of digital competence was the most important for Lithuanians and Indians, the informational dimension for Polish students and the social dimension for Turkish students. Conclusion: The findings support the importance of digital competence on perceived stress, burnout and well-being among students studying online during the COVID-19 lockdown and propose deeper research directions on this phenomenon.
Published London : Dove medical press
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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