United States and European Students’ Social-Networking Site Activities and Academic Performance

Aryn Karpinski; Paul A. Kirschner; Anthony Shreffler; Patricia Albert; Carrie Tomko

doi:10.4018/IJCBPL.2016010101

United States and European Students’ Social-Networking Site Activities and Academic Performance

Aryn Karpinski, Paul A. Kirschner, Anthony Shreffler, Patricia Albert, Carrie Tomko

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Different cultures communicate differently. Research is beginning to examine the differences in culture related to social-networking site (SNS) use. Differences in specific SNS activities related to academic performance among United States (US; n = 446) and European (n = 394) university students were examined. Moderated Multiple Regressions indicated that using SNSs for “career” and “school” were positively predictive of Grade Point Average (GPA) for both US and European students. For US students, “staying in touch with online friends” was negatively predictive. Results highlight the positive and negative relationships between various SNS activities and GPA, but specifically the use of SNSs for academic versus socialization purposes cross-culturally.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Journal	International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.2016010101
Publication status	Published - Jan 2016

Keywords

Academic Achievement,
Country
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Interaction
Moderated Multiple Regression
Multitasking
Online Social Networking
Post-Secondary Education
Socialization

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