The direct association between internet addiction and GPA-based academic performance is inconsistent across studies of health sciences students¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Some studies reported a significant negative association between internet addiction and examination results or GPA, while several others found no direct significant association with GPA. → Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026 q2 i? Several studies found no direct significant association between internet addiction scores and GPA. → Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026¶

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza. (2026). A scoping review of internet addiction and academic performance among health sciences students. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04883-x

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports, citing Javaeed (2020), a cross-sectional study of 316 Pakistani medical students in which 28.2% had severe IA and "performed significantly worse in their examinations"; Afrin, Elbilgahy, and Poormirzaei similarly reported negative associations.

"Javaeed reported that 28.2% of Pakistani medical students had severe IA, and these students performed significantly worse in their examinations"

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza 2026 (2)¶

Baghcheghi Nayereh; Koohestani Hamid Reza. (2026). A scoping review of internet addiction and academic performance among health sciences students. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04883-x

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports that Díaz Cárdenas (Colombian dental students), Fidanci (Turkish medical students), Sayed (Egyptian pharmacy students, 38.5% potential IA), and Bahrami (Iranian health sciences students) each "failed to find a direct significant association between IA scores and GPA."

"In contrast, several other studies failed to find a direct significant association between IA scores and GPA"

Discussion¶

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