AUTHOR=Porcari Desirée Estela , Ricciardi Emiliano , Orfei Maria Donata 

TITLE=A new scale to assess technostress levels in an Italian banking context: the Work-Related Technostress Questionnaire

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253960

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253960

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Technostress (TS) represents a multidimensional phenomenon closely related to the pervasive use of information and communication technologies. This study aimed to validate a new psychometric tool for assessing TS in an Italian banking context the workplace, the Work-Related Technostress -Questionnaire (WRT-Q). Secondly, we analyzed the role of gender and age in modulating TS manifestations. A sample of 2,586 bank employees (51% females; age: 47.26±8.6) underwent an online survey. Reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), ANCOVA, independent sample t-test, and correlation analyses were performed. The WRT-Q consisted of 17 items and a four-factor structure, supported by the following CFA indices: Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = .985; Incremental Fit Index (IFI) = .985; Goodness of Fit (GFI) = .988; Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = .071; and SRMR = .062. A significant difference in TS levels between age classes emerged (p<.001) with higher levels in the over 55 years old subgroup, while no statistically significant difference emerged for gender. Moreover, the whole sample found a significant positive association between age and TS (p<.001). The WRT-Q is a new instrument to measure TS in the workplace, it can contribute to highlighting adverse outcomes in individuals due to a dysfunctional interaction with ICT.