SMARTPHONE ADDICTION, SELF-ESTEEM AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Nowadays usage of smartphone has become common among university students (Fook et al., 2021). Mostly students not use their smartphone in right way and fail to maintain balance between it’s for academic purpose and for entertainment (Olasina & Kheswa, 2021). The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between smartphone addiction, academic performance, and self-esteem among university students. Cross sectional research design was used in this research. The population of this study was male & female students of public, and private universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Stratified random sampling technique was used to collect the data for current study. Sample size was 500 (250 male and 250 female students) of government and private university students. Age range of students was 15-30 year. In the current study following scales were used to measure the variables including Smartphone Addiction Short Version Scale (SAS-SV), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and Achievement Goal Questionnaire Revised (AGQ-R). Data was analyzed by using correlation, linear regression and independent sample T-test. Results showed that male students more smartphone addict than female students. There is significant but negative relationship between smartphone addiction, and self-esteem. Smartphone addiction, and academic performance also has negative relationship. Additionally, students at private institutions tend to exhibit higher levels of smartphone addiction compared to those at public institutions.