ABSTRACT

Social media addiction became a serious concern that has received more attention from the public health sector due to its addictive features and its correlated psychological consequences. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the direct effect of SMA on academic performance, and the indirect effects on psychological reactions among university students in Jordan. A random survey in two universities was conducted in a sample of 510 university students; 31.4% were males and 68.6% were females. Their average age was 21.38 years (SD = 2.12). To test and validate the research model, advanced data analysis (Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares [SEM-PLS]) was applied in this research. Findings revealed that social media addiction had an indirect effect on academic performance, however; it has a direct impact on students’ stress and anxiety levels. The stress could influence anxiety levels, which could directly affect students’ academic performance. Further, students’ stress levels had a direct effect on anxiety, which could result in depression. Given the importance of social media addiction and its potentially substantive effects on students’ psychological reactions and impact of these reactions on academic performance, similar studies are recommended in other universities various fields to obtain a more conclusive result.

摘要

社交媒体成瘾成为一个严重的问题，由于其成瘾特征及其相关的心理后果而受到公共卫生部门的更多关注。因此，本研究旨在分析 SMA 对学习成绩的直接影响，以及对约旦大学生心理反应的间接影响。在两所大学中对 510 名大学生进行了随机调查；31.4% 为男性，68.6% 为女性。他们的平均年龄为 21.38 岁（SD = 2.12）。为了测试和验证研究模型，在本研究中应用了高级数据分析（结构方程建模-偏最小二乘法 [SEM-PLS]）。然而，调查结果显示，社交媒体成瘾对学习成绩有间接影响；它对学生的压力和焦虑水平有直接影响。压力会影响焦虑水平，从而直接影响学生的学习成绩。此外，学生的压力水平对焦虑有直接影响，这可能导致抑郁。鉴于社交媒体成瘾的重要性及其对学生心理反应的潜在实质性影响以及这些反应对学业成绩的影响，建议在其他大学的各个领域进行类似的研究，以获得更确凿的结果。