Videoconferencing and sleep quality in Slovenian university students. Is there a mediating role of Zoom fatigue?

Autor/inn/en	Vuk, Vita; Horvat, Marina; Vrecko Pizzulin, Vesna; stukovnik, Vita
Titel	Videoconferencing and sleep quality in Slovenian university students. Is there a mediating role of Zoom fatigue? Paralleltitel: Udelezba na videokonferencah in kakovost spanja pri slovenskih studentih: mediacijska vloga Zoom izcrpanosti.
Quelle	In: CEPS journal, 16 (2026) 1, S. 157-185Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1855-9719; 2232-2647
DOI	10.25656/01:35149 10.26529/cepsj.1697
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-351499
Schlagwörter	Psychisches Befinden; Wohlbefinden; Mediennutzung; Covid-19; Pandemie; Schlaf; Schlafverhalten; Technologie; Erschöpfung; Empirische Untersuchung; Videokonferenz; Einfluss; Online-Kurs; Qualität; Bildschirmgerät; Student
Abstract	Given the expanding utilisation of technology in educational settings, online learning has become a common teaching method. It prevailed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the effects of attending videoconferences with active participation on psychological functioning have not yet been studied in detail. This article aimed to evaluate the relationship between videoconferencing and sleep quality - one of the crucial mechanisms promoting physical and mental well-being. Additionally, the authors were interested in the potential mediating role of videoconferencing fatigue in this relationship. The survey took place during the Covid-19 epidemic (in Spring 2021). The results show a negative relationship between videoconferencing/screen device use and sleep quality and that this relationship is mediated by videoconferencing fatigue. Results of the further analysis revealed that perceived study suitability plays a significant role in determining to what extent the duration of videoconferences relates to feelings of videoconferencing fatigue. The findings aid in understanding the relationships between videoconferencing, Zoom fatigue, and sleep better. They may be helpful in optimising remote learning today, as they remain frequently used in higher education worldwide. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2026/3