Excessive use of mobile phone on Study habits of Young Students: A case study of Sindh university students
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| Author(s): |
Lubna Ahmed Soomro
Parivish Memon
Muniza Malik
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| Abstract | Mobile phone technology would enhance the students’ status if they use it appropriately in academic activities . Students who use mobile phones excessively, their grade point average (GPA) can be low. The recent rapid increase in cell phones has influenced multiple aspects of our daily lives, particularly those of Students. Students' ability of learning is influenced by study habits. Among these, the use of technologies has assumed a controversial role. Therefore, the aims of the current study is to determine the influence of the mobile phone usage on academic performance among university students. A face to face survey was conducted among 240 students which include 120 male students and 120 female students ranging from second year to fourth year from different departments of Sindh University,jamshoro. Cell phone and study habits questionnaires were applied to students belonging to various departments of the faculty of Arts. The questionnaire consists of students' demographic information and question-related about the types or brands they use, how much time they spend on their mobile phones, total sleep timings, and what type of challenges they have to face while using mobile phones for study purposes. The mean age of respondents was 20 to 24 years (22.31, SD = 4.27). The results revealed that the maximum time they spent on mobile phones is negatively affecting students and making them more distracted from studies and due to lack of sleep at night they are unable to pay proper attention to their studies. Linear regression analysis also pointed out negative effects on the study habits of students. |
| Keywords | Mobile phones, study habits,learning, university students |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Research paper, manuscript, article |
| Journal Name | Journal of Media & Communication (JMC) | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | -- | ISSN no (P, PRINT) | 2707-8906 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2788-8304 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Discipline | Media, Advertising, Social Science, Multidisciplinary | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://jmc.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/arc/Vol3/3.2/4.pdf | Page | -- |