Consequences of COVID-19 confinement for teachers: family-work interactions, technostress, and perceived organizational support

[EN] The confinement experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rethink of the teaching–learning process to which teachers have responded without planning and instead used their resources. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between work–family interactions, technostress, and...

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Autores: Solís García, Patricia, Lago Urbano, Rocío, Real Castelao, Sara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/23150
Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11259
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/23150
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educación
Educación Infantil
Educación Primaria
Psicología
Psychosocial factors
Professional-private interplay
COVID-19 pandemic
Well-being
Teachers
Education
Technostress
Perceived organizational support
5803.02 Preparación de Profesores
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Sumario:[EN] The confinement experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rethink of the teaching–learning process to which teachers have responded without planning and instead used their resources. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between work–family interactions, technostress, and perceived organizational support in teachers during the confinement period in Spain that began in March 2020. An online survey was administered to 640 pre-school, primary, and secondary school teachers. Positive reciprocal work–family interactions and their relationship with organizational support were found, with differences according to gender, with women showing a more negative perception of the impact on the family. There were no marked levels of technostress in the overall sample, although higher levels of perceived ineffectiveness and skepticism were found in teachers aged 46 years or older. Teachers in private and subsidized schools showed a higher level of perceived support than those in public schools. There is a need to continue this work to verify the values of these dimensions in other contexts and to apply institutional measures and public policies to improve these indicators in this group.