The impact of internet addiction on college students’ academic procrastination: A moderated mediation model

Authors

  • Min Liu

    College of Resource and Environment, Henan University of Economics and Law

  • Wei Sun

    School of Foreign Studies, Anhui Xinhua University

  • Haonan Chen

    Faculty of Arts, The University of Auckland

  • Jianpeng Fan

    School of Economics Management, Pingdingshan University

    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-8651 (unauthenticated)

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.13402
Keywords:
internet addiction, academic procrastination, self-control, learning engagement, social comparison tendency
Abstract

We examined the influence of internet addiction on academic procrastination among college students, with self-control and learning engagement as mediators and social comparison tendency as a moderator. Using data from 328 questionnaires completed by college students, this study revealed that internet addiction was positively related to academic procrastination, and self-control and learning engagement had mediating effects on this relationship. Further, social comparison tendency played a moderating role, such that the effect of internet addiction on academic procrastination was stronger when college students’ social comparison tendency was low (vs. high). Implications of the findings are discussed.

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Published
2024-08-07
Issue
Vol. 52 No. 8 (2024)
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