How Does Problematic Smartphone Use Affect Students’ Academic Achievement? A Multiple Mediation Model

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Abstract

This study examined the mediating roles of sleep quality and mathematics behavioral engagement (MBE) between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and mathematics achievement. After a two-stage stratified sampling, 1645 fourth graders from southern China completed a paper test of mathematics achievement and an online questionnaire. The results showed: (1) boys have more problems with smartphone use than girls, and students with lower SES are more likely to be problematic smartphone users；(2) PSU is negatively correlated with mathematics achievement；(3) MBE plays a partial mediating role between PSU and mathematics achievement；(4) the relationship between PSU and mathematics achievement was mediated by sleep quality and MBE in turn. The implications and suggestions of this study are discussed.

Authors

• Da Zhou, Northeast Normal University

• Shuting Liu, Northeast Normal University

• Jinqing Liu, University of Scranton

• Jian Liu, Beijing Normal University