Exploratory meta-analysis yields a small, non-significant pooled negative PSMU–AP correlation with substantial heterogeneity¶

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q2 i1 The random-effects pooled correlation was r = -0.114 (95% CI: -0.283 to 0.054), non-statistically significant, with I2 = 76.86% heterogeneity. → Zerrouk Deyae 2026

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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

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Exploratory random-effects meta-analysis (JASP) of correlation-based studies, Fisher's Z-transformed. The pooled association was "non-statistically significant" at r = -0.114 with I2 = 76.86%, indicating high between-study variability.

"An exploratory meta-analysis, conducted to examine variability in effect sizes, yielded a negative, non-statistically significant pooled association (r = -0.114, 95% CI: -0.283 to 0.054), with substantial heterogeneity observed across studies (I2 = 76.86%)."

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