INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES REVIEW (IJMSSSR)

Academic Procrastination in Relation to Social Media usage among Senior Secondary School Students

E-ISSN: 2566-7883

P-ISSN: 2782-2448

DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/1678

The present study was undertaken to investigate the significance of relationship between academic procrastination and social media usage. The investigator used descriptive survey method. The Study was conducted on 516 students selected randomly from Govt. Senior Secondary Schools of Malwa region of Punjab. Data was collected using Academic Procrastination scale by Kalia and Yadav (2013) and Social Media Usage scale (Developed by investigator). The data was collected and analyzed statistically and the results revealed significant but very low positive correlation between academic procrastination and Social Media Usage among senior secondary school students. Results further revealed that there exists significant difference between male and female students on the variables of academic procrastination and Social Media Usage. 

Keyword(s) Academic Procrastination, Social Media Usage, Senior Secondary School Students.
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