Smartphone use and academic performance: First evidence from longitudinal data

被引:11
作者
Amez, Simon [1 ]
Vujic, Suncica [2 ,3 ,4 ]
De Marez, Lieven [5 ,6 ]
Baert, Stijn [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Sint Pieterspl 6, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[2] Univ Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
[3] Univ Bath, Bath, Avon, England
[4] IZA, Berlin, Germany
[5] Univ Ghent, Media Technol & Innovat & User Centr Innovat Res, Ghent, Belgium
[6] Imec Mict UGent, Ghent, Belgium
关键词
Academic performance; causality; longitudinal data; smartphone use; CELL PHONE USE; TECHNOLOGY USAGE; SLEEP QUALITY; MULTITASKING; ADDICTION; ANXIETY; SCALE; MEDIA;
D O I
10.1177/14614448211012374
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
To study the causal impact of smartphone use on academic performance, we collected - for the first time worldwide - longitudinal data on students' smartphone use and educational performance. For three consecutive years, we surveyed all students attending classes in 11 different study programmes at two Belgian universities on general smartphone use and other drivers of academic achievement. These survey data were merged with the exam scores of these students. We analysed the resulting data by means of panel data random-effects estimation controlling for unobserved individual characteristics. A 1 SD increase in overall smartphone use results in a decrease of 0.349 points (out of 20) and a decrease of 2.616 percentage points in the fraction of exams passed.
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页码:584 / 608
页数:25
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