Student motivations for social media use and their effects on academic performance- a meditational approach in emerging market

Abstract

Purpose Due to the incredible criticisms by scholars of the excessive use of social media networks, this study aims to explore students’ motivation for social media use (SMU) and its effects on academic performance (AP) in the light of uses and gratification theory. Design/methodology/approach Using the simple random and snowball sampling techniques, this study has considered 299 responses and critically analyzed them using structural equation modeling through the AMOS version 24. The mediation analysis has been done to explore the effective use of social media networks. Findings The results reveal that video clip watching and nonacademic learning intentions significantly influence SMU and AP. Besides, socialization through friends and family connections has tremendously fostered SMU intention, while it could not benefit AP. This study found an exceptional result that the entertainment intention of the students did not influence SMU but dramatically impacted their AP. Again, SMU has robust effects on enhancing students’ academic achievement. This study also concluded the results of the mediation analysis. Practical implications The learners, professionals, higher education policymakers, etc. may benefit from following this study's guidelines for using social media networks. Social implications This study may tremendously contribute to changing the mindset of youth from addiction to SMU and improving AP. Originality/value The prime novelty of this study is to justify the mediation analysis for SMU to explore whether it can truly influence students’ AP and critically examine the deep insight of certain factors associated with SMU.

Exploring the relationship between social media use and academic performance

“…The results regarding the relationship between social media usage and GPA are inconsistent with previous research, which found that social media negatively impacts students' GPA (Junco & Cotton, 2012;Junco et al, 2010;Kalam et al, 2023;Karpinski et al, 2013;Masalimova et al, 2023;Yeboah & Ewur, 2014). For example, according to Shen's (2019) research, there is a negative correlation between the amount of time students spend on social media and their learning time and cumulative GPA.…”

“…Specifically, more females (48.4%) used social media for online shopping. These findings are similar to those of AlFaris et al (2018), Kalam et al (2023), Mansour et al (2020), andShen (2019).…”

“…However, there was no significant relationship between social media use by gender and students' academic performance. Kalam et al (2023) examined students' motivation for using social media and its impact on academic performance. Results showed that watching video clips and non-academic learning intentions significantly influenced social media use and academic performance.…”

The role of public administration and social media educational socialization in influencing public satisfaction on population services: The mediating role of population literacy awareness

“…H2: Public Administration is associated with Public Satisfaction. Kalam et al (2023) explain that educational socialization on social media refers to the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through engagement with educational content and interactions on various social media platforms. It involves using social media as a tool for informal learning and educational purposes, allowing individuals to access educational resources, participate in discussions, and connect with others who share similar interests or educational goals (Greenhow & Lewin, 2019).…”