PSYC-251 · Spring 2026 · Literature Review
From "Just One More Scroll" to "Just One More Semester":
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Media Addiction, Academic Procrastination, and GPA in College Students.
Author
Erik Menchaca
RIT · NTID
Teachers
Dr. Allison Fitch
Dr. Rain Bosworth
Sample
N = 84 undergraduates
38 female · 46 male
Key Findings
The headline numbers
r = .453
BSMAS ↔ Procrastination
Strongest link in the study (p < .001).
r = .326
BSMAS ↔ Anxiety
Higher addiction-like use, more anxiety (p = .003).
r = −.301
Procrastination ↔ GPA
Procrastination — not addiction — predicted grades (p = .005).
n.s.
BSMAS ↔ GPA
Social media addiction did not uniquely predict GPA.
The takeaway: procrastination — not social media addiction itself — is the more direct predictor of GPA. Social media addiction is more clearly tied to anxiety than to grades.
Contents
Read the paper, section by section
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Abstract
The 84-student study at a glance.
Literature Review
Addiction, procrastination, sleep, gender.
Methods
BSMAS, APS-S, GAD-7, and self-reported GPA.
Results
Correlations, regressions, and figures.
Discussion
What the numbers actually mean.
Acknowledgements
The people who made it possible.