The PSU–achievement relationship is not significantly moderated by sex, region, age, year of publication, study quality, achievement indicator, PSU assessment format, or publication status¶

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q4 i? No tested methodological or socio-demographic variable other than educational level significantly moderated the relationship; equivalence was not the object of formal tests beyond the meta-regressions reported. → Paterna 2024

Evidence¶

Paterna 2024¶

Paterna, Adrian; Alcaraz-Ibáñez, Manuel; Aguilar-Parra, Jose M.; Salavera, Carlos; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Griffiths, Mark D. (2024). Problematic smartphone use and academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00014

q4 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Univariate meta-regressions (Table 2) tested sex, region, PSU assessment, achievement indicator, publication status, age, percentage of females, year of publication and quality; none reached p < 0.05 (e.g., sex F(2, 30) = 0.569, p = 0.572). No effect sizes are printed for these null results.

"the relationship PSU and academic achievement was not found to differ across sex, nor to depend on variables such as age, year of publication, study quality, academic achievement indicator, PSU assessment or geographical region."

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