Technostress in Academia: A Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract

It is a scoping review protocol aiming to fill in the gap of knowledge synthesis about technostress of 50+ academia. There are reviews on technostress, technostress of older workers, but little attention is paid to specific older workers group. Therefore, this scoping review aims to fill in the gap and to synthesize available literature on technostress in academia 50+. Three research questions are formulated: What kind of technological tools (i.e., digital vs. analog) are associated with distress among academics? What types of health and educational challenges do academics experience as a result of their use of various technologies? How did the academics deal with the difficulties caused by technology?