Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of 
Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA

Marwa Ahmed El Naggar; Abdullah N. Alrasheedi; Reema Faisal Almutairi; Lora Btail Alrwaily; Njood khalifa Alruwaili; Ghida Abdullah Alruwaili; Wogood Ghazi Alruwaili; Razan Mufreh Al-Daghmani

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Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2024; 12(1): 41-55

doi: 10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA

Marwa Ahmed El Naggar, Abdullah N. Alrasheedi, Reema Faisal Almutairi, Lora Btail Alrwaily, Njood khalifa Alruwaili, Ghida Abdullah Alruwaili, Wogood Ghazi Alruwaili, Razan Mufreh Al-Daghmani.

Abstract
Background and Aims:
A cross-sectional study aims to measure social media’s effects on the academic performance of undergraduate governmental and private medical students in KSA from October 2020 to March 2021.

Methods:
A total of 1200 students participated in the survey. After data collection, data were analyzed in terms of number and percentage, mean and SD, students’ t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient test, using the SPSS-21. The data was collected using a questionnaire adapted from Osharive’s (2015) social media and the academic performance of the students’ questionnaire (SMAAPOS).

Results:
The sample size was 1670 students. One thousand twenty-one students responded to the questionnaire with a response rate of 72.45%. Students’ GPAs ranged from <2, 2.1-3.0, 3.1-4.0, and 4.1-5.0 were 0 (0.00%), 50 (4.62%), 420 (38.26%), and 610 (56.4%); respectively. Three hundred and seven (31.1%), 220 (18.5%), and 160 (13.4%) use Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, respectively. Nine hundred and eight students (81.7%) mentioned that the duration of using social media was more than five years, while 910 (75.21%) spent more than 5- 10 hours/ daily using social media. Eight hundred and seven (71.9%), 460 (38%), 36 (29.8), 700 (57.9%), and 280 (23.1%) use social media for social, games, professional, academic, and other purposes, respectively. The results showed Pearson correlation of a significant negative relationship between the time medical students spent on social media and their GPA, r = 0.1553.

Conclusions:
This study concludes a significant negative relationship between medical students’ time on social media and academic performance.

Key words: Social Media Usage, Students’ Academic Performance (SAP), Medical students.

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Naggar MAE, Alrasheedi AN, Almutairi RF, Alrwaily LB, Alruwaili Nk, Alruwaili GA, Alruwaili WG, Al-Daghmani RM. Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2024; 12(1): 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar MAE, Alrasheedi AN, Almutairi RF, Alrwaily LB, Alruwaili Nk, Alruwaili GA, Alruwaili WG, Al-Daghmani RM. Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. https://www.mjhs-mu.org/?mno=147706 [Access: September 12, 2024]. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar MAE, Alrasheedi AN, Almutairi RF, Alrwaily LB, Alruwaili Nk, Alruwaili GA, Alruwaili WG, Al-Daghmani RM. Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2024; 12(1): 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar MAE, Alrasheedi AN, Almutairi RF, Alrwaily LB, Alruwaili Nk, Alruwaili GA, Alruwaili WG, Al-Daghmani RM. Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah J Heal Sci. (2024), [cited September 12, 2024]; 12(1): 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar, M. A. E., Alrasheedi, . A. N., Almutairi, . R. F., Alrwaily, . L. B., Alruwaili, . N. k., Alruwaili, . G. A., Alruwaili, . W. G. & Al-Daghmani, . R. M. (2024) Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah J Heal Sci, 12 (1), 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar, Marwa Ahmed El, Abdullah N. Alrasheedi, Reema Faisal Almutairi, Lora Btail Alrwaily, Njood khalifa Alruwaili, Ghida Abdullah Alruwaili, Wogood Ghazi Alruwaili, and Razan Mufreh Al-Daghmani. 2024. Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 12 (1), 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar, Marwa Ahmed El, Abdullah N. Alrasheedi, Reema Faisal Almutairi, Lora Btail Alrwaily, Njood khalifa Alruwaili, Ghida Abdullah Alruwaili, Wogood Ghazi Alruwaili, and Razan Mufreh Al-Daghmani. "Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 12 (2024), 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar, Marwa Ahmed El, Abdullah N. Alrasheedi, Reema Faisal Almutairi, Lora Btail Alrwaily, Njood khalifa Alruwaili, Ghida Abdullah Alruwaili, Wogood Ghazi Alruwaili, and Razan Mufreh Al-Daghmani. "Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 12.1 (2024), 41-55. Print. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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Naggar, M. A. E., Alrasheedi, . A. N., Almutairi, . R. F., Alrwaily, . L. B., Alruwaili, . N. k., Alruwaili, . G. A., Alruwaili, . W. G. & Al-Daghmani, . R. M. (2024) Social Media Effects on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students in KSA. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 12 (1), 41-55. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2024.01.005

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