Internet Dependency and Academic Performance
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between Internet use (including the use of social media), the level of Internet dependency, and academic performance as measured by self-reported student grade point average (GPA). Results reveal that there is no statistically significant relationship between the level of Internet dependency, the amount of time spent on the Internet, or the amount of time spent on social networking or social networking sites and academic performance as measured by GPA. Results did reveal a statistically significant relationship between the amount of time spent on the Internet and Internet dependency.
Source: Social Media + Society
Authors: Randy McCamey, Brooke E. Wilson, Joanna Shaw
Institution: Tarleton State University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,000
OpenAlex ID: W1803538168