RT Journal Article T1 The Influence of Technology on Mental Well-Being of STEM Teachers at University Level: COVID-19 as a Stressor. A1 Navarro-Espinosa, Johanna Andrea A1 Vaquero-Abellán, Manuel A1 Perea-Moreno, Alberto-Jesús A1 Pedrós-Pérez, Gerardo A1 Aparicio-Martínez, Pilar A1 Martínez-Jiménez, Maria Pilar K1 COVID-19 K1 STEM teachers K1 mental health K1 mixed-method K1 university AB Stress can result in psychopathologies, such as anxiety or depression, when this risk factor continues in time. One major stressor was the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered considerable emotional distress and mental health issues among different workers, including teachers, with another stressor: technology and online education. A mixed-method approach is presented in this research, combining a cross-sectional study of university teachers from Ecuador and Spain with a medium of twenty years of working experience (N = 55) and a bibliometric analysis carried out in three databases (161 documents). The levels of anxiety and depression, and therefore the risk of developing them as mental disorders, were high. The lack of training (p YR 2021 FD 2021-09-12 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27785 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27785 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 6, 2025