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The study aims to qualitatively examine the connection between problematic Internet use and academic procrastination and examine the effect of social media on academic procrastination among adolescents. The study is carried out based on an analysis of an interview with five participants. The age range of participants is 17 - 20 years old. Two questionnaires were used during the research: Procrastination Scale for Student Population - PSS and the Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS). We also used a semi-structured interview, based on which we conducted case studies. Results showed that social media use might not lead to academic procrastination until it becomes problematic. We concluded that each of the cases describes the connection between the examined variables. In the study, how the subjects used the Internet to counteract performing academic tasks is highlighted. It implies that problematic Internet use is associated with academic procrastination by students.
KEY WORDS: academic procrastination, case studies, problematic Internet use, social media use, students
1Introduction
The Internet is one of the most widely used tools for students closely associated with disrupting the healthy functioning of adolescents. As we live in the age of technology, the development of information technology, especially the rapid proliferation of Internet-based social media such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.; is becoming a common part of every adolescent's life.1 Recent studies have shown that the use of the 1 See: HOU, Y. et al.: Social MediaAddiction: Its Impact, Mediation, and Intervention. In Cyberpsychobgy:Journal ofPsychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 2019, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 1-17. [online]. [2021-06-19]. Available at: <https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/11562/10369>.
Internet and social networking sites are an essential part of students' daily lives,2 whereas social media use is currently the most predominant activity among adolescents.3 Students spend much of their leisure time online, and their attachment to social media may lead to negative consequences such as postponement of their academic work.4 Research from Nigeria,5 Iran6 and Germany7 has found that procrastination results from excessive social media use and proved that problematic Internet use impacts academic procrastination.
2Academic Procrastination
Academic procrastination is the voluntary delay or postponement of study duties and obligations for later, especially obligations for which deadlines are set. The student knows about their responsibilities but avoids them and thus becomes frivolous...