The relationship between cell phone use,academic performance,anxiety, and Satisfaction with Life in college students |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Dept. of Psychology, Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea;2. Special Education Program, Dept. of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, The University of Tennessee, USA;3. Department of Teaching and Learning, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA;4. Dept. of Special Education, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea;1. Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC;2. Grad. Institute of Information and Computer Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC;1. Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA;2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA;3. Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, USA;4. Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People''s Republic of China;5. Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | While functional differences between today’s cell phones and traditional computers are becoming less clear, one difference remains plain – cell phones are almost always on-hand and allow users to connect with an array of services and networks at almost any time and any place. The Pew Center’s Internet and American Life Project suggests that college students are the most rapid adopters of cell phone technology and research is emerging which suggests high frequency cell phone use may be influencing their health and behavior. Thus, we investigated the relationships between total cell phone use (N = 496) and texting (N = 490) on Satisfaction with Life (SWL) in a large sample of college students. It was hypothesized that the relationship would be mediated by Academic Performance (GPA) and anxiety. Two separate path models indicated that the cell phone use and texting models had good overall fit. Cell phone use/texting was negatively related to GPA and positively related to anxiety; in turn, GPA was positively related to SWL while anxiety was negatively related to SWL. These findings add to the debate about student cell phone use, and how increased use may negatively impact academic performance, mental health, and subjective well-being or happiness. |
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| Keywords: | Mobile phones GPA Anxiety Satisfaction with Life Technology Post-secondary education |
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