Use of information and communications technology, academic performance and psychosocial distress in university students

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Highlights：

• This study analyzed the study and leisure-related ICT use in university students.

• How ICT use affected their academic performance and their psychosocial adjustment?

• The younger the students, the higher the use of ICT for both study and leisure.

• Excessive ICT use can lead to poorer academic performance.

• ICT use influences psychosocial adjustment directly and through academic performance.

摘要

•This study analyzed the study and leisure-related ICT use in university students.•How ICT use affected their academic performance and their psychosocial adjustment?•The younger the students, the higher the use of ICT for both study and leisure.•Excessive ICT use can lead to poorer academic performance.•ICT use influences psychosocial adjustment directly and through academic performance.

论文关键词：ICT,Leisure-related use,Academic performance,University students,Psychosocial adjustment

论文评审过程：Received 16 December 2014, Revised 29 August 2015, Accepted 15 November 2015, Available online 30 November 2015, Version of Record 30 November 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.026