Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students

The study sought to examine the relationship between procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction among Peruvian university students. The research employed a cross-sectional predictive methodological design. A sample of 335 students, aged 21 to 69 years, comprising both female...

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Autores principales: Liliana Haro Sanchez, Ysabel Yvonne Marquez Rondán, Mónica Graciela Palacios Poma, Isaac Alex Conde Rodríguez, Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez, Josue Edison Turpo-Chaparro
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author Liliana Haro Sanchez
Ysabel Yvonne Marquez Rondán
Mónica Graciela Palacios Poma
Isaac Alex Conde Rodríguez
Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez
Josue Edison Turpo-Chaparro
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Isaac Alex Conde Rodríguez
Josue Edison Turpo-Chaparro
Liliana Haro Sanchez
Mónica Graciela Palacios Poma
Ysabel Yvonne Marquez Rondán
author_facet Liliana Haro Sanchez
Ysabel Yvonne Marquez Rondán
Mónica Graciela Palacios Poma
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Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez
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description The study sought to examine the relationship between procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction among Peruvian university students. The research employed a cross-sectional predictive methodological design. A sample of 335 students, aged 21 to 69 years, comprising both females and males from private and public university management, was selected through non-probabilistic sampling. The instruments utilized included the Social Media Addiction Questionnaire, the Academic Procrastination Scale, and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). The findings indicated that anxiety (β = 0.52, p < 0.001) and academic procrastination (β = 0.17, p = 0.040) significantly predicted social media addiction. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction in Peruvian university students.
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spelling openalex:W7168423014Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University StudentsLiliana Haro SanchezYsabel Yvonne Marquez RondánMónica Graciela Palacios PomaIsaac Alex Conde RodríguezCarlos D. Abanto-RamírezJosue Edison Turpo-Chaparrosocial media addictionacademic procrastinationanxietyuniversity studentspredictors of addictionPeruvian studentsImpact of Technology on AdolescentsPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesCyberloafing and Workplace BehaviorThe study sought to examine the relationship between procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction among Peruvian university students. The research employed a cross-sectional predictive methodological design. A sample of 335 students, aged 21 to 69 years, comprising both females and males from private and public university management, was selected through non-probabilistic sampling. The instruments utilized included the Social Media Addiction Questionnaire, the Academic Procrastination Scale, and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). The findings indicated that anxiety (β = 0.52, p < 0.001) and academic procrastination (β = 0.17, p = 0.040) significantly predicted social media addiction. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction in Peruvian university students.Articlehttps://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7040157https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5318/7/4/157/pdf?version=1784095880W7168423014enPsychiatry International2673-53182026-07-15
spellingShingle social media addiction
academic procrastination
anxiety
university students
predictors of addiction
Peruvian students
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
Liliana Haro Sanchez
Ysabel Yvonne Marquez Rondán
Mónica Graciela Palacios Poma
Isaac Alex Conde Rodríguez
Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez
Josue Edison Turpo-Chaparro
Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title_full Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title_fullStr Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title_full_unstemmed Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title_short Academic Procrastination and Anxiety as Predictors of Social Media Addiction in Peruvian University Students
title_sort academic procrastination and anxiety as predictors of social media addiction in peruvian university students
topic social media addiction
academic procrastination
anxiety
university students
predictors of addiction
Peruvian students
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
topic_facet social media addiction
academic procrastination
anxiety
university students
predictors of addiction
Peruvian students
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
url https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7040157
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5318/7/4/157/pdf?version=1784095880
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