Digital Distraction, Academic Procrastination, Cognitive Failure and Life Satisfaction among University Students
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Digital distraction, academic procrastination, cognitive failure, life satisfactionAbstract
The present study was designed to explore the relationships among digital distraction, academic procrastination, cognitive failure, and life satisfaction among university students. The use of digital technologies in the classroom has become increasingly popular, and there is growing concern about their impact on learning, learning behaviours, and students' wellbeing. In this study, a quantitative correlational research design was adopted to explore the correlation between the variables. A total of 250 participants, including 125 males and 125 females, were randomly selected from the different govt and private universities located in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Data of this study were collected through self-report measures of digital distraction, academic procrastination, cognitive failure and life satisfaction scales which all were standardized having high reliability and validity. Results of this study were calculated by using SPSS-22 version by applying Pearson Correlation, linear regression analysis and independent-samples t-test. The findings of this study have shown that there was a strong positive correlation between the study variables, with an overall correlation coefficient signifying high association (r = .79). The 2nd hypothesis of this study was also approved (P<.05), which shows that digital distraction is a strong predictor of academic procrastination, cognitive failure and life satisfaction. The 3rd hypothesis was also approved, which shows significant differences in the variables of digital distraction, academic procrastination, cognitive failure and life satisfaction among university students (P<.05). At the end of the thesis, limitations, implementation and suggestions for future studies have also been discussed.
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