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Asian Association of Open Universities Journal
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The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation

Mohammed Aba Shaar 1
, 
Budi Waluyo 2
, 
Nur Lailatur Rofiah 2
, 
Phanit Singhasuwan 3
, 
Kanyarat Tongumpa 3
1
 
School of Education and Liberal Arts, Walailak University, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Thailand | 
2
 
3
 
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-01-06
Emerald
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CiteScore: 5.9
Impact factor: —
ISSN: 24146994, 18583431
Abstract
Purpose

The study examined the antecedents of lecturers' online teaching anxiety and analyzed their relationships with variables such as gender, age, education, teaching experience and faculty.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a mixed-methods design, the study involved 115 university lecturers through surveys and 15 through semi-structured interviews, with data analyzed via mixed-methods approaches.

Findings

Personal matters and digital literacy caused the lowest anxiety, teaching methods and classroom management triggered moderate anxiety, and teaching context and health factors provoked the highest. Female lecturers experienced greater health-related anxiety due to prolonged screen time. Education lecturers reported lower anxiety than science lecturers, whose laboratory-based content was harder to adapt to online teaching.

Originality/value

Lecturers' online teaching anxiety stemmed from six factors: digital literacy, teaching context, teaching methods, class management, health and personal matters. Institutional and social support have been identified as crucial for improving well-being and reducing anxiety.

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Aba Sha'ar M. Y. M. et al. The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation // Asian Association of Open Universities Journal. 2025. Vol. 20. No. 1. pp. 27-39.
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Aba Shaar M., Waluyo B., Nur Lailatur Rofiah, Singhasuwan P., Tongumpa K. The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation // Asian Association of Open Universities Journal. 2025. Vol. 20. No. 1. pp. 27-39.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1108/aaouj-10-2023-0126
UR - https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAOUJ-10-2023-0126/full/html
TI - The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation
T2 - Asian Association of Open Universities Journal
AU - Aba Shaar, Mohammed
AU - Waluyo, Budi
AU - Nur Lailatur Rofiah
AU - Singhasuwan, Phanit
AU - Tongumpa, Kanyarat
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/01/06
PB - Emerald
SP - 27-39
IS - 1
VL - 20
SN - 2414-6994
SN - 1858-3431
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@article{2025_Aba Sha'ar,
author = {Mohammed Aba Shaar and Budi Waluyo and Nur Lailatur Rofiah and Phanit Singhasuwan and Kanyarat Tongumpa},
title = {The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation},
journal = {Asian Association of Open Universities Journal},
year = {2025},
volume = {20},
publisher = {Emerald},
month = {jan},
url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAOUJ-10-2023-0126/full/html},
number = {1},
pages = {27--39},
doi = {10.1108/aaouj-10-2023-0126}
}
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Aba Sha'ar, Mohammed Yassin Mohd, et al. “The antecedents of online teaching anxiety among university lecturers in Thailand: a mixed-methods investigation.” Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 27-39. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAOUJ-10-2023-0126/full/html.