EXAMINING PREDICTORS OF ZOOM FATIGUE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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dc.contributor.advisor Neo, Rachel
dc.contributor.author Harpool, Maha
dc.contributor.department Communication
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-05T19:58:23Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-05T19:58:23Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.degree M.A.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102207
dc.subject Communication
dc.subject Personality Traits
dc.subject Self-Presence
dc.subject Social Presence
dc.subject Social Support
dc.subject Videoconferencing
dc.subject Zoom Fatigue
dc.title EXAMINING PREDICTORS OF ZOOM FATIGUE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in online instruction that is mainly driven by an urgent necessity to curb the spread of Coronavirus. With Zoom being the most adopted videoconferencing platform, faculty and students reported use of the tool was “exhausting,” resulting in a phenomenon called “Zoom fatigue”. Using a close-ended survey, this study examined predictors of Zoom fatigue among students as a means to explain why some students experience greater Zoom fatigue than others. The study expanded current understanding of Zoom fatigue through the following theoretical lenses: Social Influence Model of Technology Use (Fulk et al., 1990), Social Presence Theory (Short et al., 1976), Self-Presence (Biocca, 1997), Perceived Social Support, and Big Five Personality Traits (Goldberg, 1990; Costa and McCrae, 1992) with the focus on Extraversion. One of the major findings from this study was that perceived self-presence predicted lower levels of Zoom fatigue students. Another important finding was that perceived emotional support from instructors lowered levels of fatigue. This finding is somewhat in line with previous research that described how emotional instructor support relates to positive reactions necessary, particularly during perceived challenges. One finding, however, ran counter to expectations. That is, perceived emotional support from classmates predicted higher levels of fatigue.
dcterms.extent 81 pages
dcterms.language en
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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local.identifier.alturi http://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:11262
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