Internet Addiction And Self-Learning: The Impact Of Uncontrolled Smartphone Use On Teenagers' Educational Outcomes

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the relationship between indiscriminate use of smartphones and academic achievement among high school adolescents aged between 15 and 19, for a sample of 52 girls and boys. We employed a correlational descriptive approach to explore the association between two variables, using both the Pearson correlation coefficient and the T-test for analysis of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) of Youg and the forward digit span test to measure the phonological loop, the reverse digit span test to measure the central administrator, and the Corsi block test to provide a framework for the theoretical and methodological analysis of blind uses of the digital tool among adolescents, to verify the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the uncontrolled use of smartphones and academic success.