Social Networking Addiction, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Procrastination in University Students

Abstract

The purpose of this correlational study was to evaluate the link between social networking Addiction, Academic Procrastination and Self- Efficacy. A convenient sampling method used to collect data for this correlational study from 300 participants age ranging between 18 to 24 years (M =20.20, SD =1.697). Demographic Questionnaire, social networking addiction scale, academic procrastination of students, and General self-efficacy Scale were used. The correlation analysis demonstrated that social networking addiction and academic procrastination significantly correlated yet we were unable to identify the obvious impact of self-efficacy in this study. These findings have important implications for education, research, and policymaking in universities. This study will contribute to prevention measures such as arranging webinars, screen time specific and also introduced counseling sessions as emerging adults have to go later in their marital, social, and professional life. Educational programs should be designed to promote a healthy environment and raise awareness about social networking addiction and academic procrastination. Overall, the results indicate that there are significant gender differences in social networking addiction and academic procrastination, with female students showing lower levels of addiction and procrastination compared too male students. However, no significant gender differences were found in self -efficacy. Despite the limitation, this study will contribute to understating the determinant factors that affect students’ studies just because of social networking addiction and emphases the importance of prevention and intervention strategies in this digital age to control academic procrastination.