Academic Fatigue in Asian Higher Education: A thematic literature review

Nurul Badriyah Ali; S. Salahuddin Suyurno; Muhammad Fikri Norddin; Angraini Ramli

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10i34.7255

Authors

Nurul Badriyah Ali Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Johor, Malaysia
S. Salahuddin Suyurno Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
Muhammad Fikri Norddin Faculty of Technical and Vocational, University Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia
Angraini Ramli Department of Quranic Sciences and Tafsir, Usuluddin, Adab and Dakwah Faculty, IAIN LANGSA, Aceh, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i34.7255

Keywords:

Academic Fatigue, Higher Education, Asia, Thematic Review

Abstract

Academic fatigue affects students’ motivation, academic performance, and mental health. This study aims to identify and analyze factors contributing to academic fatigue among students in Asian higher education institutions through a thematic literature review. A systematic search of 25 peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) between 2020 and 2025 was analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. The findings reveal factors of academic fatigue: (1) sociodemographic influences; (2) pressures from field of study selection; (3) academic stress; (4) psychosocial stress; (5) financial constraints; (6) safety-related stress; (7) academic distraction from social media; (8) time management difficulties.

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