Information and communication technology among early and late middle‐aged adults in urban China: Daily use and anticipated support in old age

Song, Yajun; Chen, Yanyan

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“…This could be due to the fact that among teachers there are more symptoms of stress and anxiety that are the result of higher burnout (Corbin et al, 2019) and it could be the case that older people are currently feeling this symptomatology to a greater degree. Moreover, in this new situation that requires adaptability to all new technologies, younger people may have fewer difficulties whereas older people may be less interested in ICT (Song and Chen, 2019). This factor also goes partly beyond the personal since the aging of the teaching staff is a reality in Spain.…”

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The Psychological State of Teachers During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Challenge of Returning to Face-to-Face Teaching

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Schools in Spain were closed in March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In September 2020 most schools and universities in Spain reopened and teachers felt great uncertainty due to this unprecedented situation. Teachers have accumulated psychological symptoms since the beginning of the pandemic. During the lockdown they had to introduce online teaching and in view of the reopening of schools they have shown great concern for the new unprecedented teaching situation. The present study aims to measure the symptomatology shown by teaching staff in the Basque Autonomous Community at the time when schools were reopened. To do this, we recruited a sample of 1,633 teachers who were given an online questionnaire which, in addition to collecting socio-demographic data, measured stress, anxiety and depression using the DASS-21scale. The results revealed that a high percentage of teachers showed anxiety, depression and stress symptoms. Furthermore, variables such as gender, age, job stability, the level of education at which they teach and parental status also influence this symptomatology. We argue for the need to safeguard the mental health of teachers in order to improve both the quality of teaching and the mental health of students.

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“…There were also no age differences among the symptomatology, despite the fact that older teachers were expected to have more symptomatology due to difficulties in adapting to the new emergency e-learning system [ 38 ].…”

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“…In terms of age, since the beginning of the pandemic, it has been observed that, among the general population, it is the younger people who suffered more psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, specific phobias, cognitive change, avoidance, and compulsive behavior [ 37 ]. However, some studies with a focus on teachers have shown more psychological symptomatology in older people [ 17 ], and this may be due to the digital gap [ 38 ].…”

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Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress among Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

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Background: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been accumulating adverse psychological symptoms due to the closure of educational centers and the need to adapt to different teaching modalities. Methods: Medline and PubMed were searched for studies on the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and burn-out in teachers, published from 1 December 2019 to 15 June 2021. Results: In total, eight studies were included in this study. The results show that teachers report levels of anxiety (17%), depression (19%), and stress (30%). In Asia, there has been more anxiety compared to other continents. Overall, anxiety has been higher among teachers in schools compared to universities. However, stress levels have been higher among teachers in universities compared to schools. Statistically, there were no significant differences regarding gender and age in any of the symptoms. Conclusions: The results suggest that teachers at different educational levels are experiencing adverse psychological symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that anxiety levels vary between different countries. However, more international studies are needed to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on teachers’ mental health.

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“…However, surprisingly, they have the highest perceived quality of life in the environmental dimension. One of the reasons why older teachers may have a worse perceived quality of life could be as, in this new situation, the adaptability to new technologies is essential, and this group of teachers are usually less interested and have lower-level skills in Information and Communication technologies [50]. In studies conducted before the pandemic, older teachers had shown better [51] or similar [27] quality of life to other teachers.…”

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Reopening of Schools in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Quality of Life of Teachers While Coping with This New Challenge in the North of Spain

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Background: This study aims to analyze how teachers perceived their quality of life when coping with the reopening of schools after their closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study was carried out with a total sample of 1633 teachers from the Department of Education of the Basque Autonomous Community (Northern Spain), all of the professionals working in different educational centers, from preschool education to university studies, with the average age of 42.02 years (SD = 10.40). Main Outcome Measures: For this purpose, the Spanish version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used. Results: The highest values of perceived quality of life were found in the dimension of psychological health, followed by the dimension of physical health, the social relations dimension, and finally, the environmental dimensions. The results also revealed significant differences depending on gender, age, having a chronic illness, or living with someone who has a chronic illness, employment security, and educational sector. Conclusion: The study shows that it is important to attend to teachers’ health and quality of life, especially older teachers, those with a chronic illness, caregivers, those with job insecurity, and those who teach in preschool education.

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Information and communication technology among early and late middle‐aged adults in urban China: Daily use and anticipated support in old age

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

The Psychological State of Teachers During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Challenge of Returning to Face-to-Face Teaching

The Psychological State of Teachers During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Challenge of Returning to Face-to-Face Teaching

Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress among Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Reopening of Schools in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Quality of Life of Teachers While Coping with This New Challenge in the North of Spain

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