Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Academic Procrastination among Undergraduates (Project Guide)

By EngrHenryTech Publishing · Psychology

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN NIGERIA: A COMPLETE PROJECT GUIDE

Departments: Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Educational Psychology, Education, Sociology, Mass Communication

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This is a detailed research guide and framework, not a finished project for submission. It gives you a ready-to-adapt Chapter One, a map for your literature review, a full correlational methodology plan with a worked sample-size calculation, guidance on using established psychological scales, empty results tables, and guidance for writing your conclusions. You collect your own data and write Chapters Four and Five from your own findings.

SECTION 1: TOPIC AND ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Main topic:
Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Academic Procrastination among Undergraduates of [University]

Alternative titles:
1. Social Media Addiction, Self-Control and Academic Procrastination among Students.
2. Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Problematic Social Media Use among Undergraduates.
3. Smartphone Addiction and Sleep Quality among University Students.
4. Social Media Use, Self-Esteem and Loneliness among Adolescents in [City].
5. Academic Procrastination, Academic Self-Efficacy and Performance among Undergraduates.
6. Effect of a Time-Management Training Programme on Students' Procrastination (an intervention version).

SECTION 2: MODEL CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background to the Study (model text, rewrite in your own words)

Social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and Snapchat, are central to the lives of many young Nigerians. They offer communication, entertainment, information and opportunities for self-expression and business. However, some users develop patterns of excessive, compulsive use that interfere with daily life. Although "social media addiction" is not a formal diagnosis in major psychiatric classification systems, researchers use the term (or "problematic social media use") to describe use with features similar to behavioural addictions: salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict and relapse (Griffiths, 2005). The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (Andreassen et al., 2016) measures these components.

Academic procrastination is the voluntary delay of academic tasks, such as studying, assignments and exam preparation, despite expecting to be worse off because of the delay (Steel, 2007). It is common among university students and has been associated with lower grades, stress and anxiety. Temporal Motivation Theory (Steel and König, 2006) explains procrastination as a preference for tasks with immediate rewards over tasks with delayed rewards. Social media, which provides immediate, frequent rewards through notifications, likes and endless content, may therefore encourage procrastination.

In Nigerian universities, students face heavy workloads, unreliable power supply and, at times, disrupted academic calendars, which may affect both their media use and study habits. Understanding the relationship between social media addiction and procrastination can help counsellors and lecturers support students. This study therefore examines the relationship between social media addiction and academic procrastination among undergraduates of [university].

1.2 Statement of the Problem (model)

Lecturers and counsellors in [university] report that many students submit assignments late, cram for examinations and spend long hours on social media, including during lectures [support this with evidence, such as a pilot survey or counselling unit records]. It is not clear how strongly problematic social media use is related to procrastination, or whether other factors, such as self-control, explain the relationship. This study addresses that problem.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

The main objective is to examine the relationship between social media addiction and academic procrastination among undergraduates. The specific objectives are to:
1. determine the level of social media addiction among undergraduates;
2. determine the level of academic procrastination;
3. examine the relationship between social media addiction and academic procrastination;
4. examine whether self-control moderates or mediates this relationship (optional, for advanced students);
5. examine gender differences in social media addiction and procrastination.

WHAT THE FULL GUIDE CONTAINS

The complete guide continues with:
- research questions and null hypotheses matched to each objective;
- significance, scope, limitations and definitions of terms;
- a Chapter Two map: concepts to define, the theoretical framework, how to build the empirical review, and a model statement of the research gap;
- a full Chapter Three plan: design, population, a worked sample-size calculation, sampling technique, validity, reliability and the statistical test for each hypothesis;
- a ready-to-adapt draft questionnaire (or data collection instrument);
- Chapter Four table templates with guidance on interpreting and discussing results;
- a Chapter Five guide to the summary, conclusion and recommendations;
- a list of real starting references, plus a checklist of common supervisor corrections.

Please note: this is a research guide and framework to help you plan and write your own project. It does not contain invented data or results. You collect your own data and write Chapters Four and Five from your own findings.