Higher PSMU independently predicts lower odds of high academic performance after confounder adjustment¶

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q2 i0 Alhusban et al. (2022) reported OR = 0.92 (95% CI: 0.86–0.98, p = 0.009) for PSMU as an independent predictor of AP after adjustment. → 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

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Multivariate logistic regression in a cross-sectional study of 277 students across Jordan, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The adjusted odds ratio of 0.92 is a small effect; the same study's ANOVA showed high-AP students had lower BSMAS scores (15.4 vs 18, p = 0.03).

"Alhusban et al. (2022) reported an OR = 0.92 (95% CI: 0.86–0.98, p = 0.009), indicating that higher levels of PSMU decreased the odds of achieving high AP after adjusting for age, gender, university major, SM app usage, and BSMAS scores"

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