Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking

Although research suggests that phone usage during academic activities is problematic for learning and performance, little is known about high school students’ digital multitasking during homework. This exploratory descriptive study surveyed 135 students from four public U.S. high schools to investi...

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Autores principales:	Alissa J. Mrazek, Michael D. Mrazek, Joshua R. Ortega, Rosie R. Ji, Sana S. Karimi, Chelsea S. Brown, Chelsie A. Alexander, Maliha Khan, Rhozhen Panahi, Madeline Sadoff, Ashley Scott, JimiRose E. Tyszka, Jonathan W. Schooler
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	smartphone use digital multitasking high school attention focus Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6b25bf62784b4b43a7b6d80487fbd2042021-11-25T17:23:35ZTeenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking10.3390/educsci111107132227-7102https://doaj.org/article/6b25bf62784b4b43a7b6d80487fbd2042021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/713https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7102Although research suggests that phone usage during academic activities is problematic for learning and performance, little is known about high school students’ digital multitasking during homework. This exploratory descriptive study surveyed 135 students from four public U.S. high schools to investigate teenagers’ attitudes towards digital distraction, smartphone use during homework, cell phone dependence, and motivations for digital multitasking. Our findings suggested that teens were distracted during homework about 38% of the time, and both mind-wandering and the use of digital devices contributed to this distraction. Of the students surveyed, 64% believed that they should focus more during homework than they currently did, and most were willing to try strategies such as silencing their phone or putting it out of sight. However, many were not currently using such strategies, and our data suggested that students may be spending approximately 204 h per year trying to complete homework but unintentionally distracted from it. We explored their current motivations and beliefs as a necessary first step for the creation of future interventions to help teens reduce their digital multitasking during homework.Alissa J. MrazekMichael D. MrazekJoshua R. OrtegaRosie R. JiSana S. KarimiChelsea S. BrownChelsie A. AlexanderMaliha KhanRhozhen PanahiMadeline SadoffAshley ScottJimiRose E. TyszkaJonathan W. SchoolerMDPI AGarticlesmartphone usedigital multitaskinghigh schoolattentionfocusEducationLENEducation Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 713, p 713 (2021)
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topic	smartphone use digital multitasking high school attention focus Education L
spellingShingle	smartphone use digital multitasking high school attention focus Education L Alissa J. Mrazek Michael D. Mrazek Joshua R. Ortega Rosie R. Ji Sana S. Karimi Chelsea S. Brown Chelsie A. Alexander Maliha Khan Rhozhen Panahi Madeline Sadoff Ashley Scott JimiRose E. Tyszka Jonathan W. Schooler Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
description	Although research suggests that phone usage during academic activities is problematic for learning and performance, little is known about high school students’ digital multitasking during homework. This exploratory descriptive study surveyed 135 students from four public U.S. high schools to investigate teenagers’ attitudes towards digital distraction, smartphone use during homework, cell phone dependence, and motivations for digital multitasking. Our findings suggested that teens were distracted during homework about 38% of the time, and both mind-wandering and the use of digital devices contributed to this distraction. Of the students surveyed, 64% believed that they should focus more during homework than they currently did, and most were willing to try strategies such as silencing their phone or putting it out of sight. However, many were not currently using such strategies, and our data suggested that students may be spending approximately 204 h per year trying to complete homework but unintentionally distracted from it. We explored their current motivations and beliefs as a necessary first step for the creation of future interventions to help teens reduce their digital multitasking during homework.
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author	Alissa J. Mrazek Michael D. Mrazek Joshua R. Ortega Rosie R. Ji Sana S. Karimi Chelsea S. Brown Chelsie A. Alexander Maliha Khan Rhozhen Panahi Madeline Sadoff Ashley Scott JimiRose E. Tyszka Jonathan W. Schooler
author_facet	Alissa J. Mrazek Michael D. Mrazek Joshua R. Ortega Rosie R. Ji Sana S. Karimi Chelsea S. Brown Chelsie A. Alexander Maliha Khan Rhozhen Panahi Madeline Sadoff Ashley Scott JimiRose E. Tyszka Jonathan W. Schooler
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title	Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
title_short	Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
title_full	Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
title_fullStr	Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
title_full_unstemmed	Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking
title_sort	teenagers’ smartphone use during homework: an analysis of beliefs and behaviors around digital multitasking
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6b25bf62784b4b43a7b6d80487fbd204
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Teenagers’ Smartphone Use during Homework: An Analysis of Beliefs and Behaviors around Digital Multitasking

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