Most included MENA studies report a negative association between PSMU and academic performance, with none reporting a positive one¶

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q2 i? Nine of eleven included cross-sectional studies reported a negative PSMU–AP association and none reported a positive one; two studies reported no significant association. → Zerrouk Deyae 2026

Evidence¶

Zerrouk Deyae 2026¶

Zerrouk Deyae, Kassab Kenza, El Asri Achraf, Zarrouq Btissame. (2026). The relationship between Problematic Social Media Use and academic performance among university students in the MENA region: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04354-3

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Narrative synthesis of eleven quantitative cross-sectional studies from seven MENA countries. The review reports that "the majority of the included studies (n = 9)" showed a negative relationship and "none of them reported a positive relationship"; two studies found no significant association.

"A negative relationship between PSMU and AP was revealed in the majority of the included studies (n = 9), and none of them reported a positive relationship."

Discussion¶

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