Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students

The problem of mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination among medical students has been widely acknowledged. This study aimed to explore the influence of demographic factors on mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement among medical students. Further, it i...

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Autores principales: Jing Tian, Ji-yang Zhao, Jia-ming Xu, Qing-lin Li, Tao Sun, Chen-xi Zhao, Rui Gao, Li-yan Zhu, Hai-chen Guo, Li-bin Yang, De-pin Cao, Shu-e Zhang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1002bd00478547a9883a86ac145160bc2021-11-30T11:57:31ZMobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.758303https://doaj.org/article/1002bd00478547a9883a86ac145160bc2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.758303/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078The problem of mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination among medical students has been widely acknowledged. This study aimed to explore the influence of demographic factors on mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement among medical students. Further, it investigated the association between mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement. This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2019. A total of 3 511 medical students participated in an online questionnaire survey (effective response rate = 81.7%). Demographic factors, the Scale of Academic Achievement, the short scale of the Mobile Phone Problem Use (MPPUS-10), and the Academic Procrastination Scale–Short (APS-S) were used. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that the average scores for academic procrastination, mobile phone addiction, and academic achievement were 2.66 ± 0.91, 5.13 ± 1.53, and 4.51 ± 0.71, respectively. Moreover, there were significant differences in gender, grade, leadership experience, and family monthly income across mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement. Mobile phone addiction was negatively associated with learning dedication, learning performance, and relationship facilitation. Academic procrastination was negatively associated with learning dedication, learning performance, relationship facilitation, and objective achievement. Mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination was revealed as prevalent among Chinese medical students, and negatively influences their academic achievement. It is critical to establish a more efficient learning environment for Chinese medical students to minimize the negative impact of mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination.Jing TianJi-yang ZhaoJia-ming XuQing-lin LiTao SunChen-xi ZhaoRui GaoLi-yan ZhuHai-chen GuoLi-bin YangDe-pin CaoShu-e ZhangFrontiers Media S.A.articlemedical studentsacademic achievementmobile phone addictionacademic procrastinationmedical educationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic medical students
academic achievement
mobile phone addiction
academic procrastination
medical education
Psychology
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spellingShingle medical students
academic achievement
mobile phone addiction
academic procrastination
medical education
Psychology
BF1-990
Jing Tian
Ji-yang Zhao
Jia-ming Xu
Qing-lin Li
Tao Sun
Chen-xi Zhao
Rui Gao
Li-yan Zhu
Hai-chen Guo
Li-bin Yang
De-pin Cao
Shu-e Zhang
Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
description The problem of mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination among medical students has been widely acknowledged. This study aimed to explore the influence of demographic factors on mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement among medical students. Further, it investigated the association between mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement. This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2019. A total of 3 511 medical students participated in an online questionnaire survey (effective response rate = 81.7%). Demographic factors, the Scale of Academic Achievement, the short scale of the Mobile Phone Problem Use (MPPUS-10), and the Academic Procrastination Scale–Short (APS-S) were used. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that the average scores for academic procrastination, mobile phone addiction, and academic achievement were 2.66 ± 0.91, 5.13 ± 1.53, and 4.51 ± 0.71, respectively. Moreover, there were significant differences in gender, grade, leadership experience, and family monthly income across mobile phone addiction, academic procrastination, and academic achievement. Mobile phone addiction was negatively associated with learning dedication, learning performance, and relationship facilitation. Academic procrastination was negatively associated with learning dedication, learning performance, relationship facilitation, and objective achievement. Mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination was revealed as prevalent among Chinese medical students, and negatively influences their academic achievement. It is critical to establish a more efficient learning environment for Chinese medical students to minimize the negative impact of mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination.
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author Jing Tian
Ji-yang Zhao
Jia-ming Xu
Qing-lin Li
Tao Sun
Chen-xi Zhao
Rui Gao
Li-yan Zhu
Hai-chen Guo
Li-bin Yang
De-pin Cao
Shu-e Zhang
author_facet Jing Tian
Ji-yang Zhao
Jia-ming Xu
Qing-lin Li
Tao Sun
Chen-xi Zhao
Rui Gao
Li-yan Zhu
Hai-chen Guo
Li-bin Yang
De-pin Cao
Shu-e Zhang
author_sort Jing Tian
title Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
title_short Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
title_full Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
title_fullStr Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
title_full_unstemmed Mobile Phone Addiction and Academic Procrastination Negatively Impact Academic Achievement Among Chinese Medical Students
title_sort mobile phone addiction and academic procrastination negatively impact academic achievement among chinese medical students
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/1002bd00478547a9883a86ac145160bc
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