Problematic Smartphone Use, Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning, and Social Media Use in Lectures.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have shown that problematic smartphone use (PSU) is related to detrimental outcomes, such as worse psychological well-being, higher cognitive distraction, and poorer academic outcomes. In addition, many studies have shown that PSU is strongly related to social media use. Despite this, the relationships between PSU, as well as the frequency of social media use in lectures, and different approaches to learning have not been previously studied. In our study, we hypothesized that both PSU and the frequency of social media use in lectures are negatively correlated with a deep approach to learning (defined as learning for understanding) and positively correlated with a surface approach to learning (defined as superficial learning). The study participants were 415 Estonian univers

SUBMITTER: Rozgonjuk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5800191 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature