Arbeitsanforderungen und Ressourcen der digitalen Mediennutzung bei Lehrkräften: Eine Group-concept-mapping-Studie mit angehenden Lehrkräften

BACKGROUND: The use of digital media is associated with an increased stress experience for some teachers. Stress caused by negative aspects of digital media use is investigated under the term digital stress or technostress, especially in international studies. Empirical evidence for German teachers, however, is scarce. In contrast, another group of teachers seem to have fewer difficulties with the progressive implementation of digital media in everyday school life and instead benefit from the advantages of digital media. Empirically, the question in how far these advantages can have a positive effect on teachers’ stress and well-being as a resource has been neglected. AIM: The aim of the study is to obtain a compilation of potential influencing factors of digital media use on stress and well-being of teachers, to structure them in a data-driven manner and to evaluate them with regard to their importance. METHODS: The group concept mapping (GCM) method was conducted with 44 teacher trainees at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. CONCLUSION: The achieved structuring in connection with the evaluated importance shows the relevance of positive effects of digital media use for teachers’ well-being as well as the relevance of school conditions.