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Cross-context Validation of a Technostress Scale for the Aging Workforce
Anna Comotti1, Alice Fattori, Cristina Di Tecco
1From the Occupational Medicine Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy (A.C., T.B., M.B.); Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (A.F., L.F., M.B.); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy (C.D.T., S.R.); Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy (P.B., M.L., F.M.); Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy (T.B.); and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy (C.C.).
Objective:
This study examines the psychometric properties of a workplace-adapted version of an existing Technostress scale to assess technostress in workers over 50 across different companies.
Methods:
Data were collected from 470 workers over 50 across finance, packaging, and steel sectors. We evaluated the internal consistency, criterion validity, and factor structure of the Technostress scale using Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, confirmatory factor analysis, and correlations with stress, coping, well-being, and workability.
Results:
Scale and subscales demonstrated strong reliability (coefficients > 0.75) and validity. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed bifactor model with optimal fit indices (comparative fit index = 0.98, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.96, root mean square error of approximation = 0.05). Technostress correlated positively with stress and negatively with well-being and workability. Significant differences in technostress were observed by sex and occupational role.
Conclusions:
The adapted scale is a reliable tool for evaluating technostress among older workers, supporting tailored interventions to enhance workplace well-being and productivity.
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