Assessment of the effect of social media use on medical students' academic performance: cross-sectional study from Jordan.

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Frontiers in Public Health Pub Date : 2025-05-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551905

Hana Taha, Diana Abu-Surrah, Luna Abu-Awadh, Ameen Mahmoud, Tamara Al-Qadi, Layan Al Hamdan, Moumen Hijazi, Abdulla Al Ani, Vanja Berggren

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Abstract

Background: The use of social media in the modern world is necessary to stay equipped with the fast-paced changes of the 21st century. The integration of social media platforms into the life of medical students and their effect on their academic performance has not been studied enough.

Objective: This study examines the duration of time spent on social media, the type of content medical students is exposed to, the online engagement in study groups, and the influence of the interaction between students and their professors via social media on students' academic performance.

Methods: A cross-sectional study that used structured self-administered online questionnaire to assess the use of social media by a random sample of 429 medical students in Jordan. The data was analyzed using descriptive and multivariate analysis by SPSS 28.

Results: Over 61.3% of participants used social media for 3 h or more per day. Instagram (48.7%) followed by Facebook (19.3%) and YouTube (11.9%) were the most utilized platforms. Entertainment content was the most pursued on social media (83.0%) followed by educational purposes (72.5%), sports (29.1%), and politics-related activities (17.9%). Approximately 64.6% of the students indicated that using social media is distracting, decreases their ability to focus (65.3%) and delays their daily tasks (61.8%). GPA was significantly associated with more time spent on social media (OR: 0.476; 95%CI: 0.278-0.813; p = 0.022). The negative impact of social networking on academic performance was significantly associated with GPA (OR: 2.292; 95%CI: 1.244-4.224; p = 0.007).

Conclusion: This study provided evidence about the pattern and effect of using social media on the academic performance of medical students in Jordan. It delivered context-sensitive data for decision-making to enhance the positive use of social media by medical students. It also highlighted the importance of using appropriate online educational platforms to engage the medical students in relevant learning activities.

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社交媒体使用对医学生学业成绩影响的评估：来自约旦的横断面研究。

背景：为了跟上21世纪快节奏的变化，在现代世界使用社交媒体是必要的。社交媒体平台融入医学生生活及其对学业成绩影响的研究还不够。目的：本研究考察医学生在社交媒体上花费的时间、接触到的内容类型、学习小组的在线参与度，以及学生与教授通过社交媒体的互动对学生学业成绩的影响。方法：一项横断面研究，采用结构化的自我管理在线问卷来评估约旦429名医科学生对社交媒体的使用情况。采用SPSS 28进行描述性和多变量分析。结果：超过61.3%的参与者每天使用社交媒体3个 小时或更多。Instagram（48.7%）、Facebook（19.3%）和YouTube（11.9%）是使用率最高的平台。社交媒体上最受欢迎的内容是娱乐（83.0%），其次是教育（72.5%）、体育（29.1%）和政治相关活动（17.9%）。约64.6%的学生表示使用社交媒体会分散注意力，降低他们集中注意力的能力（65.3%），并延迟他们的日常任务（61.8%）。GPA与花在社交媒体上的时间显著相关(OR: 0.476；95%置信区间:0.278—-0.813; = 0.022页)。社交网络对学业成绩的负面影响与GPA显著相关(OR: 2.292；95%置信区间:1.244—-4.224; = 0.007页)。结论：本研究为约旦医学生使用社交媒体对学业成绩的影响模式和影响提供了证据。它为决策提供了对上下文敏感的数据，以加强医学生对社交媒体的积极利用。它还强调了利用适当的在线教育平台使医学生参与相关学习活动的重要性。

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Frontiers in Public Health Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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4.80

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4469

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14 weeks

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