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Download full textMensah Prince Osiesi; Olutoyin Olufunke Fajobi; Sikeade Mercy Adegboyega; Abiodun Adesope Fadiya; Olaitan Titilayo Akinola; Muyiwa Sunday Ajimuse; Folasade Oluyemisi Olayinka; Sunday Nnamdi Okocha; Tolulope Oluwatoyin Olayiwola-Adedoja; Oladipo Adeyeye Olubodun; Atinuke Titilope Babalola; Valentina Grion – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2025
Objective: Internet addiction among university undergraduates may deeply impact their academic lives. This study investigated the association between academic fatigue, academic engagement, academic performance, gender, and internet addiction and how the variables jointly and relatively predict internet addiction among undergraduates in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Direct linkTugba Kamali Arslantas; Muhammed Emre Yaylaci; Mehmet Özkaya – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2024
The current study aims to examine the association between digital literacy (DL), Internet addiction (IA) and cyberloafing (CL) levels of higher education students in Turkey. In addition, the study examined the correlation between "daily Internet use," "initial Internet usage," and "purpose of Internet use" with the…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Technological Literacy, Internet, College Students
Fatma Kurker; Abdullah Surucu – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
Academic procrastination is the failure to perform academic tasks on time or not doing at all. It can cause undesirable consequences for students' academic development and mental health. It has a complex structure that includes cognitive and emotional components in addition to its behavioral dimension. This study seeks to answer whether social…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Social Media, Time Management, Student Behavior
S. Lin; M. A. Fabris; C. Longobardi; S. Mastrokoukou – Journal of Adolescence, 2025
Introduction: Recent evidence demonstrates an association between social media addiction (SMA) and aggressive behaviors; however, the longitudinal relationship between these two variables remains not fully understood. The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between SMA and aggressive behaviors (overt and relational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Aggression
Yongzhong Jiang; Dirgha Raj Joshi; Jeevan Khanal – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2024
University students' engagement in online activities can impact both internet addiction and academic performance. This research aims to investigate these effects among university students. Using data from the "China College Students Longitudinal Survey" conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences between 2013 and 2018, this study…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Influence of Technology, Addictive Behavior
Yazici-Kabadayi, Sema; Kabadayi, Fedai; Avci, Mehmet – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between internet addiction, relationship satisfaction, and Gestalt contact styles among university students. A sample from a university in Turkey was recruited, which included 373 university students (271 females, 72.7%), aged 15-55. We administered and assessed the Gestalt Contact…
Descriptors: College Students, Addictive Behavior, Internet, Interpersonal Relationship
Smartphone and Internet Addiction as Predictors of Cyberloafing Levels in Students: A Mediated Model
Öztürk, Mücahit; Kerse, Gökhan – Education for Information, 2022
This study aims to determine the predictors of cyberloafing behaviors of university students. In this context, we examined the effects of smartphone and internet addiction variables on cyberloafing levels. Besides, the mediator effect of internet addiction was determined in the impact of smartphone addiction on cyberloafing. We conducted the…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Predictor Variables
Maslin Masrom; Abdelsalam Busalim; Mark D. Griffiths; Shahla Asadi; Raihana Mohd Ali – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
The use of Instagram is becoming increasingly popular among students. Excessive Instagram use (EIU) has become a growing problem that can impact students' lives psychosocially. This study applied uses and gratifications theory (UGT) to explore the impact of social gratification, content gratification, and entertainment along with social presence,…
Descriptors: Social Media, Delay of Gratification, Social Influences, Interpersonal Relationship
Randah Barakat – International Education Studies, 2024
The present work explores the potential role of smartphone addiction in mediating the correlation between self-efficacy and Psychological Escapism among university students. The paper's stratified convenience sample comprised 195 students from the World Islamic Sciences and Education University. Validated scales measuring self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior, Telecommunications, College Students
Ahmed, Abdulatif Hajjismael; Elemo, Aman Sado; Hamed, Osman Alfahim Osman – Journal of College Student Development, 2023
With the advent of smartphone technologies, connections to other people, information, and services have transcended everyday norms. However, together with the evolving technologies, unprecedented changes in the behaviors of individuals are emerging. Among these changes is phubbing, the practice of ignoring those in the immediate surroundings…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Metacognition, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
Dere, Zeynep – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
Digitalization is an unavoidable benefits of modern life Digital transformation and change continue to be experienced in every field. Adolescents have accessed many apps, including those related to their academic life, online in the past year. It is vital for the health of adolescents that researchers identify their Internet addictions and come up…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Student Behavior, Internet, Undergraduate Students
Ranjit Kumar Behera; Roshan Chandra; Subhankita Rath – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2024
Video game addiction is a global phenomenon. A high level of addiction leads to detrimental effects on the social, educational, and psychological aspects of the students. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between videogame addiction and the academic performance of senior secondary students. For this, the study has used the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Video Games, Addictive Behavior, Academic Achievement
Anna Sui; Wuyou Sui; Jennifer Irwin – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Smartphone ownership and engagement are at an all-time high. Excessive smartphone use may impart smartphone-specific anxiety; specifically, the fear of being unable to access or use one's smartphone, or nomophobia. Young adults, in particular, are at higher risk for nomophobia, given higher ownership of and engagement with smartphones. Notably,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Anxiety
Fatma Gizem Karaoglan Yilmaz; Ramazan Yilmaz – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2024
Today, due to the increasing interest in hybrid education environments and technology integration into the course, mobile devices have started to be used in face-to-face classroom lessons. In addition to the many advantages of using mobile devices in the classroom, it also leads to some undesirable situations. One is related to developing…
Descriptors: Video Games, Addictive Behavior, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Farid, Muhammad Faisal; Jalal, Hina; Iqbal, Sara – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2022
Social media propagation carries the capacity for global communication and societal wellbeing, digital trading, entertainment, and the centre of engagement. The consequences of over-engagement in social media lead to depression, stress, and low performance. This study unfolds tendencies of excessive use of social media towards general anxiety and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Intelligence
