ERIC Number: EJ1413924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2415-2013
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Determinants of Smartphone Addiction and its Influence on Students' Academic Performance
Sana Mairaj Bugti; Firdous Bugti; Pir Suhail Ahmed Sarhandi
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, v9 n2 p73-92 2023
Smartphone is the most wanted gadget of this era and smartphone addiction is the association with its use. This research aims to find the role of craving, social relationships, and overuse of smartphone as determinants of smartphone addiction and its influence on students' academic performance. This study uses purposive sampling (nonprobability) technique and survey method was adopted. The data was collected through online questionnaire via Google Forms from 300 students of Bachelor of Education (hons.) studying in the Department of Teacher Education, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs'. For hypotheses testing, structural equation modeling was used.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Addictive Behavior, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Education Majors, Interpersonal Relationship, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Barriers
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning. Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan. e-mail: editor.pjdol@aiou.edu.pk; Web site: https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/pjdol
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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