Examining the Relationship between Negative Emotions, Cyberloafing and Academic Performance among University Students of Pakistan

Abstract

Current study examines the role of negative emotions as antecedents of cyberloafing in educational setting. The research also addresses the impact of In-class cyberloafing on academic performance. To analyze this research area; 335 university students of Pakistan were asked to fill the survey questionnaire regarding FoMO, Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Academic Performance. To test the formulated hypothesis, correlation and linear regression analysis was run. Our results confirmed FoMO and Depression as significant predictors of cyberloafing; while psychological variables: depression, anxiety and stress were reported as significant reasons for high level of FoMO among students. Also, analysis confirmed that cyberloafing eventually lead to decrease in academic performance among students. Therefore, minimizing the severity of these negative emotions in students will eventually reduce problematic media usage in class: cyberloafing.