The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Cyberloafing Behaviors and Their Academic Achievement.

Abstract

With the widespread integration of the Internet into daily life and its increasing use in education, it has been observed that students sometimes use the Internet for purposes other than its intended academic functions. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cyberloafing behaviors of nursing students and their academic achievement. This study is a descriptive prospective study. The study was conducted with 286 nursing students. Data were obtained between March 4 and June 7, 2024, using the Information Form and Cyberloafing Scale. The mean total score of the Cyberloafing Scale for nursing students was 2.28 ± 0.82. It was determined that there was a weak negative correlation between nursing students' academic grade point averages and Cyberloafing Scale "sharing," "gaming/gambling" subdimension, and scale total score average. It is important for nurse educators to make courses more engaging for students by using diverse educational materials and teaching methods and to ensure active student participation.