Smartphone Addiction and Academic Stress: The Mediating Role of Academic Procrastination

Thifal Maida Wilhelmina; Aditya Dedy Nugraha

doi:10.24854/jps.v13i2.5658

Authors

Thifal Maida Wilhelmina Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4635-9513
Aditya Dedy Nugraha Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3938-9714

https://doi.org/10.24854/jps.v13i2.5658

Keywords:

Academic procrastination, academic stress, smartphone addiction

Abstract

The increasing intensity of smartphone use among college students has the potential to affect academic workload and trigger maladaptive behavior. This study aims to analyze the role of academic procrastination as a mediator in the relationship between smartphone addiction and academic stress. This study used quantitative methods with a correlational design. The participants in this study consisted of 264 college students in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The instruments used in this study included the Academic Stress Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), and the Academic Procrastination Scale (APS). Data were analyzed using simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, and mediation analysis. The main findings indicate that smartphone addiction is significantly associated with academic stress, both directly (Direct = 0.307, 95% CI [0.179, 0.431], p < 0.001) and indirectly (Indirect = 0.224, 95% CI [0.144, 0.315], p < 0.001) through academic procrastination (Total = 0.531, 95% CI [0.415, 0.665], p < 0.001). This means that academic procrastination partially mediates the relationship between smartphone addiction and academic stress. This study highlights that increased smartphone addiction tends to elevate academic procrastination, which in turn leads to academic stress.

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