Title: The influence of technostress and gratitude on university students' vitality: the roles of prosocial behaviours and psychological resilience

Authors: Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh

Addresses: Department of Special Education, College of Education in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia; Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen

Abstract: This study investigates the role of technostress, gratitude, prosocial behaviours, psychological resilience, and their interrelationships on vitality among Egyptian and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) university students. The data collected from 527 students from both countries was examined using the PLS-SEM technique. According to the findings, students' vitality is significantly impacted by technostress, which also has a detrimental impact on students' feelings of thankfulness and prosocial activities. Furthermore, the data demonstrated that thankfulness had a positive influence on the prosocial behaviours and vitality of students. Students not only have a good association between their prosocial activities and their vitality, but they also have a negative relationship between their vitality and the relationship between technostress and vitality, as well as a negative relationship between gratitude and vitality (positively). Additionally, the psychological resilience of students acts as a positive moderator in the link between prosocial activities and vitality. The research makes a contribution to education representatives, educators, and students in both a theoretical and practical sense.

Keywords: technostress of gratitude; prosocial behaviours; vitality university; influence of technostress; university students' vitality; roles of prosocial behaviours; psychological resilience.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2025.144197

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2025 Vol.37 No.2, pp.149 - 178

Received: 18 Nov 2023
Accepted: 26 Jan 2024
Published online: 31 Jan 2025 *

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