New LSST Study Explores the Impact of Academic Pressure and Smartphone Addiction on Bedtime Procrastination in Undergraduates

By Kunal Chan Mehta | Article Date: 4 October 2024

A recent LSST study titled “Analyzing the Impact of Academic Pressures and Mobile Phone Addiction as Mediators on Bedtime Procrastination Among Undergraduates,” published in Migration Letters (Vol. 21, No. S10, 2024), explores the complex interaction between academic workload, mobile phone dependency, and procrastination habits in undergraduate students. The research, conducted by LSST researchers Hararia Ijaz, Lecturer and Module Leader, LSST Luton and Kiran Arooje, Lecturer in Business and Coordinator of Personal Academic Tutors, LSST Luton and Sajid Hussain, Academic Team Lead, LSST Luton involved 350 undergraduate participants across different colleges and explored how academic stress and smartphone addiction contribute to procrastination behaviours before sleep.
“The study highlights that students suffering from high levels of smartphone addiction may experience exacerbated academic stress, which can lead to procrastination before bedtime and a reduction in sleep quality,” said Kiran Arooje, Lecturer in Business and Coordinator of Personal Academic Tutors, LSST Luton. “This, in turn, affects students’ mental and physical health and academic performance.”
The research advocates for educational institutions to address these underlying issues by alleviating academic pressure and promoting healthier behaviours to mitigate the negative effects of mobile phone addiction and bedtime procrastination.
The findings reveal a significant correlation between academic workload (AW) and mobile phone addiction (CA), with a reported interaction coefficient of β = 0.031. Furthermore, the interaction between AW, bedtime procrastination (BP), and CA demonstrated a highly significant β = 0.027, with a p-value of 0.001. These results underscore the intricate relationship between academic pressures and students’ reliance on smartphones, particularly as a coping mechanism, which ultimately impacts their sleep patterns.
The significance of this study lies in its ability to offer insights into how modern digital dependencies intersect with academic responsibilities, emphasising the need for a more comprehensive approach to student well-being in the digital age.
Read the paper here: https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/10495
For more information, please contact the author, Kunal Chan Mehta, at kunal.mehta@lsst.ac.
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