Academic-media multitasking shows no direct long-term relationship with subsequent academic achievement in adolescents¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q3
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q3 i? In a three-wave longitudinal study, academic-media multitasking did not predict subsequent academic achievement scores. → W.A. van der Schuur 2020
Evidence¶
W.A. van der Schuur 2020¶
W.A. van der Schuur, S.E. Baumgartner, S.R. Sumter, P.M. Valkenburg. (2020). Exploring the long-term relationship between academic-media multitasking and adolescents' academic achievement. New Media and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819861956
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Three-wave longitudinal study with 3–4 month intervals among 1215 adolescents aged 11–15 (52% boys). The study found "neither support for a direct nor indirect long-term relationship" with achievement; no effect size is printed in the available text.
"the findings showed neither support for a direct nor indirect long-term relationship between academic-media multitasking and subsequent academic achievement scores"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Academic-media multitasking and academic achievement are cross-sectionally related in adolescents — related
- Academic-media multitasking predicts an increase in subsequent academic attention problems — related
- Academic attention problems do not mediate a long-term relationship between academic-media multitasking and achievement — related
- Short-term effects of academic-media multitasking on achievement are documented, but long-term support was lacking before this study — related
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Academic-media multitasking shows no direct long-term relationship with subsequent academic achievement in adolescents |
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Academic-media multitasking shows no direct long-term relationship with subsequent academic achievement in adolescents |
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2020 |
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