How social networking site addiction drives university students’ academic achievement: The mediating role of learning engagement | Zendy

Yuan Li | Zendy; Chong Yao | Zendy; Siyao Zeng | Zendy; Xinye Wang | Zendy; Tianjiao Lu | Zendy; Chenlin Li | Zendy; Jijun Lan | Zendy; Xuqun You | Zendy

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How social networking site addiction drives university students’ academic achievement: The mediating role of learning engagement

Author(s) -

Yuan Li,

Chong Yao,

Siyao Zeng,

Xinye Wang,

Tianjiao Lu,

Chenlin Li,

Jijun Lan,

Xuqun You

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of pacific rim psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 1834-4909

DOI - 10.1017/prp.2019.12

Subject(s) - psychology , academic achievement , addiction , student engagement , scale (ratio) , mathematics education , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience

The main aim of this study was to explore the mediating role of learning engagement on the relationship between social networking site (SNS) addiction and academic achievement among 406 university students. The Social Networking Site Addiction Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students, and Chinese Students Academic Achievement Scale were used to evaluate students’ SNS addiction, learning engagement, and academic achievement. Correlation analysis indicated that SNS addiction, learning engagement, and academic achievement were significantly correlated with each other. The causal steps regression and bootstrap analysis show that learning engagement mediated the relationship between SNS addiction and academic achievement. Implications for research and instructions for how to improve university students’ academic achievement are discussed.

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