Analysis of the "Zoom Fatigue" effect in students of two Mexican universities during the Pandemic by Covid-19

Authors

  • Daniel Cantú Cervantes Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Arturo Amaya Amaya Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29059/rpcc.20231201-159

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effect of fatigue by videoconference or "Zoom Fatigue" in students, teachers, and administrative employees of two public universities in Mexico in 2021, through the Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale (ZEF), proposed by Fauville et al. (2021). With a quantitative approach and a descriptive cross-sectional design with a correlational scope, it was possible to identify that all the participants present high levels of fatigue without significant differences between the gender and school period of the students. In addition, it was identified that greater participation and duration in videoconferences increase the degree of correlation with videoconference fatigue. Teachers were the group that presented the greatest fatigue, although without significant differences compared to students (p>.05), and administrative employees, on the other hand, showed significantly (p<.05) less fatigue due to videoconference than teachers and students. In addition, older participants were found to show lower correlations about videoconferencing fatigue than younger ones.

Published

2023-12-01

Issue

Section

Investigación empírica y análisis teórico