Academic Self-Efficacy, Internet Addiction, Problematic Mobile Phone Use, and Academic Performance in University Students

• In Event: Poster Session 19
  In Poster Session: Technology as an Agent of Change for Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session

Abstract

The current study aimed to model the relationships between university students’ (N = 271) problematic mobile phone use and other variables including internet addiction, gender, academic self-efficacy, and academic achievement. Serial Mediation (Path Analysis) results indicated that the model had a good overall fit. Internet addiction was positively related to problematic mobile phone use. Additionally, academic self-efficacy was negatively related to internet addiction, positively related to academic achievement, and had a negative indirect effect on problematic mobile phone use. Interestingly, problematic mobile phone use had a direct positive effect on achievement. These findings provided useful insights about problematic use of mobile phones. That is, problematic use can be controlled by personal qualities like self-efficacy and self-regulation skill.

Authors

• Amal Alhadabi, Kent State University - Kent

• Andrew Lepp, Kent State University

• Jacob Barkley, Kent State University