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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).03      10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).03      Published : Sep 2019

Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students

Abstract

    The use of smartphones has enormously increased among students around the world. Few studies have focused on this critical issue in Pakistan. This study examined the influence of Smartphone addiction in Pakistan. A survey questionnaire was utilized to collect data consisting of three dimensions: (a) Smartphone usage, (b) textbook use, and (c) self-study. A total of 401 university students responded to the survey. The data were analyzed by calculating descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, and ANOVA. The results showed significant differences in students' perceptions of all three dimensions of the questionnaire regarding gender, age, Grade Point Average (GPA), and year (academic session). Male students were found to have a higher tendency towards Smartphone use than female students compared to textbook use and self-study. The results of this study have broader policy implications for researchers and teachers of higher education.

    Smartphone Usage, Textbook Use, Self-Study, Gender, Academic Session

    (1) M. Anees ul Husnain Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education DG khan Campus, Pakistan.
    (2) Iqbal Ahmad
    Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) M. Adnan Maqbool
    PhD Scholar, I.E.R, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Shah, M. A. u. H., Ahmad, I., & Maqbool, M. A. (2019). Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students. Global Political Review, IV(III), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).03

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shah, M. Anees ul Husnain, Iqbal Ahmad, and M. Adnan Maqbool. 2019. "Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students." Global Political Review, IV (III): 20-27 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).03

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHAH, M. A. U. H., AHMAD, I. & MAQBOOL, M. A. 2019. Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students. Global Political Review, IV, 20-27.

MHRA

    MHRA : Shah, M. Anees ul Husnain, Iqbal Ahmad, and M. Adnan Maqbool. 2019. "Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students." Global Political Review, IV: 20-27

MLA

    MLA : Shah, M. Anees ul Husnain, Iqbal Ahmad, and M. Adnan Maqbool. "Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students." Global Political Review, IV.III (2019): 20-27 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Shah, M. Anees ul Husnain, Ahmad, Iqbal, and Maqbool, M. Adnan (2019), "Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students", Global Political Review, IV (III), 20-27

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shah, M. Anees ul Husnain, Iqbal Ahmad, and M. Adnan Maqbool. "Smartphone Addiction: A Boon or Bane for Pakistani University Students." Global Political Review IV, no. III (2019): 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).03