Technostress Creators in Educational Settings: A Comparison of Faculty and Students

Technostress Creators in Educational Settings: A Comparison of Faculty and Students | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Systematic Review Technostress Creators in Educational Settings: A Comparison of Faculty and Students OLADAGBA STEPHEN BOLATIMI, 2. FOLARIN EMMANUEL BOLATIMI This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7793289/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Purpose – This study conducts a systematic literature review to explore technostress creators and their differential impact on faculty and students in educational environments. It aims to identify the key stress-inducing factors and examine how these influence academic performance, teaching effectiveness, and well-being. Design/methodology/approach – Guided by the PRISMA framework, the review analyzes peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2025. Databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, and ERIC were searched using structured Boolean search strategies. Studies were selected based on relevance to technostress among faculty and students in digital or blended learning contexts. Findings – Five core technostress creators emerged: techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and techno-uncertainty. Both faculty and students experience these stressors differently. For faculty, technostress often affects job satisfaction and instructional delivery; for students, it influences learning engagement and academic performance. There is also a notable inconsistency in how technostress is defined and measured across studies. Practical implications – The findings can support institutional strategies to mitigate technostress by providing targeted digital training, fostering supportive academic environments, and addressing systemic digital workload challenges. Originality/value – This review synthesizes scattered evidence on technostress creators in education and introduces a comparative perspective between faculty and students, offering a foundation for more nuanced future research and policy development. Educational Psychology Technostress Technostress Creators Techno-overload techno-uncertainty techno-invasion techno-complexity and techno-insecurity Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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