Predictive Ability of Online Vigilance of Digital Stress among a Sample of Al al-Bayt University Students in light of Some Variable

Abstract

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to find out the level of online vigilance, the level of digital stress, and the degree of the relative contribution of online vigilance to digital stress among Al al-Bayt University students. The study sample consisted of (330) male and female students in Al al-Bayt University (102 males, 228 females) selected by convenience sampling. The data were collected using an online mindfulness scale and a digital stress scale after verifying their psychometric properties.

Methodology: A descriptive-predictive approach was used in this study.

Results: The results of the study indicated that the overall level of online vigilance was moderate on all dimensions, and the overall level of digital stress was also moderate, and for the dimensions (available stress, online vigilance, approval anxiety, and connection overload).  the dimensions (availability stress, online vigilance, approval anxiety, and connection overload) were low. The results of the study for the sample as a whole showed the ability of both dimensions (salience and monitoring) to predict digital stress, explaining 63.8% of digital stress. The salience dimension variable was the most predictive of the digital stress scale, explaining 53.6% of the variance, followed by the monitoring dimension variable, which explained 10.1% of the digital stress. The results also indicated that there were no significant effects attributed the variables of gender, academic specialization, duration of internet use per day, and interaction dimension.

Recommendations: The study recommended providing supportive educational environments to reduce digital stress by organizing academic tasks and providing effective communication channels between students and faculty members. This achieves a healthy balance and regulates the relationship between digital life and daily activities.

Keywords:  Online vigilance, Digital stress, Al al-Bayt university students .