A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue
Abstract Background It has been documented that social media addiction (SMA) has a detrimental effect on college students’ academic engagement. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. This study aimed to determine the serial mediation effects of sleep quality and...
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| author | Jie Zhuang Qiaoxing Mou Tong Zheng Fei Gao Yaqin Zhong Qingyun Lu Yuexia Gao Miaomiao Zhao |
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| description | Abstract Background It has been documented that social media addiction (SMA) has a detrimental effect on college students’ academic engagement. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. This study aimed to determine the serial mediation effects of sleep quality and fatigue on the relationship between SMA and academic engagement among college students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 2661 college students (43.3% males, mean age = 19.97 years). The participants completed the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Utrecht Student Work Engagement Scale for Students, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Fatigue Assessment Scale. The serial mediation effects were examined using Model 6 in the Hayes’ PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results The results showed that SMA among college students had a direct negative relationship with their academic engagement (Effect = − 0.051, 95% CI: −0.087 to − 0.015). In addition, sleep quality and fatigue mediated the relationship between SMA and academic engagement both independent and serially, with the independent mediation effect of sleep quality being − 0.031 (95% CI: −0.048 to − 0.016), the independent mediation effect of fatigue being − 0.109 (95% CI: −0.133 to − 0.088), and the serial mediation effect of sleep quality and fatigue being − 0.080 (95% CI: −0.095 to − 0.066). The total indirect effect of the three mediation paths was 80.9%. Conclusions Decreased academic engagement caused by SMA can be aggravated by poor sleep quality and fatigue. Strengthening supervision and intervention in social media use among college students, supplemented by attention to psychosomatic health, including sleep quality and fatigue could promote their engagement in academic work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-066bc5a3864248089bd060ff7f0946fe2023-05-14T11:24:01ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2023-05-0123111010.1186/s12888-023-04799-5A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigueJie Zhuang0Qiaoxing Mou1Tong Zheng2Fei Gao3Yaqin Zhong4Qingyun Lu5Yuexia Gao6Miaomiao Zhao7Department of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityDepartment of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityDepartment of medical administration, The First Psychiatric Hospital of HarbinCenter for Food Safety and School Health, Heilongjiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionDepartment of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityDepartment of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityDepartment of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityDepartment of Health Management, School of Public Health, Nantong UniversityAbstract Background It has been documented that social media addiction (SMA) has a detrimental effect on college students’ academic engagement. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. This study aimed to determine the serial mediation effects of sleep quality and fatigue on the relationship between SMA and academic engagement among college students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 2661 college students (43.3% males, mean age = 19.97 years). The participants completed the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Utrecht Student Work Engagement Scale for Students, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Fatigue Assessment Scale. The serial mediation effects were examined using Model 6 in the Hayes’ PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results The results showed that SMA among college students had a direct negative relationship with their academic engagement (Effect = − 0.051, 95% CI: −0.087 to − 0.015). In addition, sleep quality and fatigue mediated the relationship between SMA and academic engagement both independent and serially, with the independent mediation effect of sleep quality being − 0.031 (95% CI: −0.048 to − 0.016), the independent mediation effect of fatigue being − 0.109 (95% CI: −0.133 to − 0.088), and the serial mediation effect of sleep quality and fatigue being − 0.080 (95% CI: −0.095 to − 0.066). The total indirect effect of the three mediation paths was 80.9%. Conclusions Decreased academic engagement caused by SMA can be aggravated by poor sleep quality and fatigue. Strengthening supervision and intervention in social media use among college students, supplemented by attention to psychosomatic health, including sleep quality and fatigue could promote their engagement in academic work.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04799-5Social media addictionAcademic engagementSleep qualityFatigueSerial mediation model |
| spellingShingle | Jie Zhuang Qiaoxing Mou Tong Zheng Fei Gao Yaqin Zhong Qingyun Lu Yuexia Gao Miaomiao Zhao A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue BMC Psychiatry Social media addiction Academic engagement Sleep quality Fatigue Serial mediation model |
| title | A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| title_full | A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| title_fullStr | A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| title_full_unstemmed | A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| title_short | A serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students’ academic engagement: the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| title_sort | serial mediation model of social media addiction and college students academic engagement the role of sleep quality and fatigue |
| topic | Social media addiction Academic engagement Sleep quality Fatigue Serial mediation model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04799-5 |
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