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October 11, 2025Open Access

Social Media Usage and its Impact on the Academic Performance of Students of Higher Education Institutions

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EAEmmanuel AkanpaadgiEKEsmond Naalu KuuyellehEKErnest Kumi

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Overview

Survey method reveals social media usage affects academic performance in students, suggesting a need for balanced integration.

Key Points

  • Most students reported using social media for assignments, sharing information, and entertainment, highlighting its widespread relevance in academic life.
  • Negative effects such as sleep interference and poor communication were confirmed, with means above 2.5 indicating significant experiences among students.
  • The study utilized a quantitative approach, leveraging purposive convenient sampling of 237 respondents from ten technical universities in Ghana for data collection.
  • These findings support the integration of social media into higher education curricula to promote positive usage and mitigate associated negative effects.

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Akanpaadgi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9b2e4ba7d64b6fc13320fhttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6959676/v1
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