Little is known about the psychological consequences of the recently increased utilization of videoconferencing, which has enabled life to proceed as close to normal as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand the psychological consequences of this recent global lifestyle change in different populations, the psychometric validation of the Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale (ZEFS) and the relationship of this construct with academic well-being, mental well-being, and life satisfaction are presented. In a sample of 470 Turkish university students (57 percent female, M_age = 20.26 ± 2.18, ranging between 18 and 33 years), first-order and second-order confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the construct validity of the scale, and the item response theory results yielded appropriate item difficulty and discrimination. ZEFS scores were significantly and positively associated with anxiety, depression, and stress, and negatively associated with life satisfaction and academic well-being, supporting the scale's concurrent validity. Incremental validity was shown with mediational models demonstrating significant and separate indirect effects of Zoom exhaustion and fatigue on life satisfaction and academic well-being, both mediated by psychological distress. The results suggest ZEFS to be a valid and reliable tool to evaluate the psychological consequences of videoconferencing, which has globally increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, in non-Western samples. By showing the relationships of Zoom exhaustion and fatigue with psychological distress, life satisfaction, and academic well-being, the present study highlights potential avenues to be addressed to protect the mental well-being of all individuals who have integrated videoconferencing as part of their daily lives.

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Zoom 疲劳、心理压力、生活满意度和学业幸福感

人们对最近增加使用视频会议的心理后果知之甚少，这使生活在 COVID-19 大流行期间尽可能接近正常。为了了解最近全球生活方式变化对不同人群的心理影响，Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale (ZEFS) 的心理测量验证以及该结构与学业幸福感、心理幸福感和生活满意度的关系被提出. 在 470 名土耳其大学生的样本中（57% 的女性_，男 = 20.26 ± 2.18，介于 18 和 33 岁之间），一阶和二阶验证性因素分析证实了量表的结构效度，项目反应理论结果产生了适当的项目难度和辨别力。ZEFS 分数与焦虑、抑郁和压力显着正相关，与生活满意度和学业幸福感负相关，支持该量表的同时有效性。中介模型显示了增量有效性，证明了 Zoom 疲惫和疲劳对生活满意度和学业幸福感的显着和单独的间接影响，两者均由心理困扰介导。结果表明 ZEFS 是评估视频会议心理后果的有效且可靠的工具，在非西方样本中，在 COVID-19 大流行期间全球范围内有所增加。通过展示 Zoom 疲惫和疲劳与心理困扰、生活满意度和学业幸福感之间的关系，本研究强调了保护所有将视频会议作为日常工作的一部分的个人的心理健康的潜在途径生活。