IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

Mobile phone use has become an essential aspect of everyday life, especially for college students, yet excessive use can have detrimental effects on psychological and academic performance 
Objective;

The purpose of this study was to investigate the connection between nursing students' use of mobile phones, academic achievement, and mental health.

Methods:

A structured questionnaire comprising a Smartphone Addiction Scale, measures of academic performance (GPA), and a standardized WHO-5 mental well-being scale was used to gather data from nursing students using a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional methodology.

Result:

Descriptive statistics and inferential tests, such as correlation analysis, were used to evaluate the data. Higher levels of mobile phone usage were linked to worse academic attainment, according to the data, which showed a substantial negative relationship between mobile phone usage and academic performance. Furthermore, there was a strong negative correlation between mobile phone use and mental health, indicating that excessive mobile phone use may be a factor in nursing students' poorer mental           health.

Conclusion;

The study's conclusion emphasizes the necessity of awareness campaigns and interventions to encourage appropriate mobile phone use in order to improve nursing students' mental health and academic performance.