Correlation of Social Media Usage With Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Children

Correlation of Social Media Usage With Physical Activity and Academic Performance in School Aged Children

Social media are internet-based applications that allow users to exchange messages or user-generated content for the purposes of social connection, entertainment, or education. WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, and Twitter are a few of the most well-known and frequently used virtual social networks. In young children and school-age populations have concentrated on the correlation between watching television and playing video games and academic achievement, demonstrating a detrimental impact on physical health. Children who watch television for more than two hours a day tend to perform worse academically and engage in less physical activity.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Social Media Addiction

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted as a non-probability convenience sampling with the objective of Social Media Usage on Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Young School-Age Individuals. Patient age range from 10 to 16 years, both genders.

Sample size is 289 students of private and government schools. Collaborate with schools within the selected age range and obtain permission for the study. The patients' assessment includes the use social media addiction scale, Academic performance questionnaire, SAMU DIS-FIT Battery. Data will be analyzed by SPSS version 26. Descriptive statistics will be checked by using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation of the variables. Normality of the collected data will be checked by using SPSS version 26. If p value will be more that 0.05 will apply parametric test. if it is less than 0.05 will apply non parametric test. Pearson correlation "r will be applied for parametric data and Spearmon RAO will be used for non-parametric data

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 289

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
      • Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

physical activity and academic performance with the sample size of 289 students of schools under age 10-16 years

Description

Inclusion Criteria:• Age of the participant will be 10 to 16 years.(3)

• Male and female both will be included.(25)
• Constantly using screen time with minimum 40 minutes per day.(5)
• Healthy and physical fit participant will be included. • Regular and enrolled students of public and private schools

Exclusion Criteria:

Children with disabilities that are limited in their ability to understand the instructions or the performance of the activities (Cognitive impairment etc.)

• Students with any significant past medical history or surgical history will not be included in this study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Academic performance questionnaire	measure academic performance of a child	8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Bergen social media questionnaire	measure social participation of a child	8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Iqra Ali, MS, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Ceylan A, Demirdel E. The Relationship Between Academic Performance and Physical Activity, Smart Phone Use and Sleep Quality in University Students. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences. 2023;13(3):549-54
• Martin JT, Acampad EM, Baligad RA, Larce A, Santos M, editors. Correlation of physical activity and social media use of students. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sports Science, Health and Physical Education; SCITEPRESS-Science and Technology Publications, Bandung, Indonesia; 2017.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 22, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 13, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: physical activity; social media; school; academic performance
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Addictive; Technology Addiction; Internet Addiction Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0784

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No