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Gender variations in social media usage and academic performance among the students of University of Sharjah

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Alnjadat, Rafi, Hmaidi, Malek M., Samha, Thamer E., Kilani, Mhd M., Hasswan, Ahmed M.·2019·Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
DOI 10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.05.002PMC PMC6717070
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OBJECTIVE: Social media usage is considered one of the most common activities among university students that could impact their daily lives. There is a great variation of the level of this impact depending on gender and some other factors. The impact of social media usage on academic performance is not known. This study aims to evaluate gender differences amongst students at the University of Sharjah (UoS) for predicting the impact of social media usage on their academic performance. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 328 medical UoS students across all years of study. Social media usage was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire titled Social Media and Academic Performance of Students Questionnaire (SMAAPOS). This tool used a 4-point Linkert rating scale and contained two sections: a section for participants' demographics, year of study and time spent on social media and another section collected participants' views about the impact and addictiveness of social media. Chi-square test using SPSS (v 20) was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the 500 invitees, 328 students responded; a response rate of 66%. The respondents were 61% female and 39% male students. The average time spent on social media usage was reported as 2-3 h per day. Furthermore, males were more addicted to social media than females (49.6%) and (32%), respectively. Additionally, females' academic performance was more highly influenced by the usage of social media than that of males, although males were more addicted to social media networks. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates a significant difference in the academic performance of medical students as influenced by social media usage. Medical educators are urged to frame guidelines for using social media for educational purposes that will help improve the academic performance of the students.

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Authors
Alnjadat, R., Hmaidi, M. M., Samha, T. E., Kilani, M. M., & Hasswan, A. M.
Affiliations
University of Sharjah (AE)
Corresponding author
Alnjadat, Rafi
ORCID
Alnjadat, Rafi
Venue
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-08
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
390-394
ISSN
1658-3612 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.05.002
PMC
PMC6717070
OpenAlex
W2950250898
Cited by
157
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 1
FWCI
30.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
University of Sharjah's Research Ethics Committee (REC-18-01-29-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
Keywords
social media use, academic performance, gender differences, medical students, social media addiction, time spent on social media, University of Sharjah

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