Naslov
Student Social Media Usage and its Relation to Free-recall Memory Tasks

Autori
Vidaček Hainš, Violeta ; Kućar, Maja ; Kovačić, Ratko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
43rd Jubilee International Convention MIPRO. MIPRO Proceedings, Opatija, Sep 28 - Oct 2 nd 2020 / - Opatija, 2020, 816-822

Skup
43rd International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO 2020)

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 28.09.2020. - 02.10.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Social media ; memory ; cognitive abilities ; Instagram ; Facebook

Sažetak
Some studies reported that higher usage of social media is associated with lower performance in memory or other cognitive ability tests or lower academic achievement. The purpose of this research was to provide descriptive data regarding student social media usage and examine the relationship between the amount of time and frequency a certain platform was checked with the performance of memory tasks. The participants were high-school and university students aged between 16 and 20. They took part in a free-recall working memory task (WMT), after which they completed a Social Media Questionnaire (SMQ). Using regression analysis, it was found that Facebook/Instagram usage could not predict the task result and neither could the frequency of checking. Models tested separately for high-school and university students and found that frequent Instagram checking was a positive predictor of the free-recall task for university students. Additionally, Facebook usage related to Instagram usage and the frequency of Facebook checking related to Instagram checking. The results did not provide evidence to support the idea that social media is damaging to cognitive abilities, quite the opposite in the instance of Instagram checking by university students. A consensus on this topic is yet to be made and there is more research to be done.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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