The Impact of Social Media Use for News on Academic Performance in Underrepresented Undergraduate College Students

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作者：
Zavala, Julia [1 ,2 ]
Trenz, Rebecca C. [1 ]
Tzanis, Dimitra [1 ]
Malette, Chanel [1 ]
Monsalve Marin, Natalia A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Mercy Coll, Dept Psychol, Dobbs Ferry, NY USA
[2] Mercy Coll, Dept Psychol, 555 Broadway,Mahoney Hall, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 USA
来源：
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING | 2023年 / 26卷 / 08期
关键词：
social media use; social media use for news; academic performance; underrepresented college students; undergraduate college students; emerging adults; FACEBOOK USE; USAGE; MULTITASKING; ENGAGEMENT; NETWORKING; MEN;
D O I：
10.1089/cyber.2022.0303
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Researchers have demonstrated that the relationship between social media use (SMU) and academic performance is mixed. This study extends those findings by examining how SMU for news predicts grade point average (GPA) for Hispanic, Black/African American, and White college students while controlling for gender. Students (N = 378) completed surveys where they reported how many times per week they used various social media platforms for news, whether or not they used those platforms to consume certain types of news, and demographic information. For Hispanic students, results indicated that using YouTube for entertainment news predicted lower GPAs, whereas using YouTube for news predicted higher GPAs. Black/African American students' use of Facebook for news predicted lower GPAs. SMU for news for White students did not predict GPA. Findings indicate that race/ethnicity should be considered when examining the relationship between SMU and academic performance and that minority students' GPAs are affected by their use of social media for news.
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