Impact of social media addiction on college students’ academic performance: an interdisciplinary perspective
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms through which social media (SNS) addiction influences college students’ academic performance. We developed an integrated model of the relationship between SNS addiction and academic performance based on the dual-systems theory. A total of 251 college students participated in this study. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the empirical data. The results indicated that self-control mediated the impact of social media addiction on college students’ grade point average (GPA). Moreover, social media addiction had a positive impact on their anxiety and stress, which in turn negatively moderated the positive relationship between self-control and GPA. Educators can use these findings to improve the academic performance of college students with SNS addiction.
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Self-control affects social media addiction by influencing GPA.
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- Authors
- Ning, W., & Inan, F. A.
- Affiliations
- Central Connecticut State University (US)
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ning, Weihong
- Venue
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-04-03
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 616-631
- ISSN
- 1539-1523 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-0818
- OpenAlex
- W4362589466
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 79
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 12.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- social media addiction, academic performance, university students, self-control, grade point average, anxiety, stress, dual-system theory, mediation, moderation, student well-being
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