Off-task social media multitasking during class: determining factors and mediating mechanism

Liping Deng*, Yujie Zhou, Qingchun Hu

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    Abstract

    Framed by social learning theory, the study examines a set of personal and social factors determining off-task social media multitasking inside university classrooms. We aim to clarify the relationships between social media multitasking and self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, multitasking preference as well as peer distraction, and to elucidate the interactive relationships between these factors. Questionnaire data from 203 university students in China show that academic self-efficacy fully mediates the association between intrinsic motivation and off-task multitasking. Moreover, multitasking preference partially mediates the association between peer distraction and off-task multitasking during class time. The findings of the study contribute to a deeper understanding of why students multitask during class, which can inform the development of strategies for combating social media distraction and enhancing students’ learning engagement.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number14
    Number of pages19
    JournalInternational Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
    Volume19
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2022

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Education
    • Computer Science Applications

    User-Defined Keywords

    • Motivation
    • Multitasking
    • Self-efficacy
    • Social media

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