Digital Stress and Teachers' Psychosomatic Health
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digital stress, ICT use, psychosomatic symptoms, self-efficacy, teacher well-being.Abstract
This study validated the Croatian version of the Digital Stress Scale (DSS) and examined its relationship with psychosomatic symptoms, self-efficacy, and ICT use on a sample of 152 Croatian teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a ten-factor structure for the DSS with high internal reliability. All ten dimensions of digital stress as well as the total digital stress score showed significant positive correlation with both the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms and their interference in daily life. Total digital stress significantly predicted both psychosomatic symptom dimensions, while self-efficacy demonstrated a protective role, highlighting the importance of ICT education in preventing digital stress.
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