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Roshanzadeh M, Tajabadi A, Mazhari Dehkordi B, Mohammadi S. Investigating the Role of Internet Addiction in Predicting Academic Procrastination in Nursing Students. JMIS 2022; 8 (1) :26-35
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Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Introduction
The Internet, as one of the emerging aspects of modern technology in the contemporary world, plays a significant role in changing the lifestyle of people. The use of the Internet and the prevalence of Internet addiction among students are increasing which can affect their academic activities. The presence of the Internet in schools and dormitories makes students spend more time on the Internet and less time on their homework. This increases the possibility of negative consequences, one of which is academic procrastination. Medical students are at risk of mental health problems due to dealing with patients in the hospital and are more vulnerable. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their academic and mental health problems, including Internet addiction and its relationship with academic procrastination. The relationship between academic procrastination and Internet addiction has been investigated more among school students. The different educational conditions of medical students and their level of education compared to school students suggest the need to investigate this relationship among this group of students. Considering the increase of college students’ use of the Internet and social media, as well as the easier access to the Internet in universities, the contribution of Internet addiction to the academic procrastination of medical students should be investigated so that appropriate strategies can be used to improve their academic performance. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the predictive role of Internet addiction in academic procrastination of nursing students.
Methods
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population consists of all students of Nursing Faculty (Nursing, midwifery, operating room, emergency medicine) in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Using the sample size formula and considering the minimum sample size for regression studies, 410 students were selected by non-random proportional sampling method. The inclusion criteria were being student in nursing faculty and no employment in the health centers and other organizations. The data collection tool was a three-part questionnaire; the first part surveys demographic information including age, gender, field of study, semester, educational level, and marital status; the second part was Solomon & Rothblum’s Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS), and the third part was Young’s Internet Addiction Inventory (IAI). Data were analyzed in SPSS v. 16 software using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and statistical tests (t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation test, linear regression). The significance was set at 0.05. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check the normality of data distribution whose results showed that the data distribution was normal (P>0.05).
Results
The mean age of the students was 20.82±1.83 years, mostly ranged from 18 to 32 years. Most of them were female, studying in nursing. The mean scores of PASS and IAI were 64.2±4.48 and 20.69±2.81, respectively, indicating a moderate level. Pearson’s correlation test results showed a positive and significant relationship between academic procrastination and Internet addiction (r=0.44, P<0.001). The relationship between demographic variables and the variables of academic procrastination and internet addiction was not significant (P>0.05).
Linear regression analysis was used to predict academic procrastination based on internet addiction. Both dimensions of Internet addiction together could predict 18% of changes in academic procrastination (adjusted R2=0.186). The unstandardized beta value showed that the predicting power of “loss of control/time management” was 2.14 and the predicting power of “craving /social problems” was 2.018. The standardized beta value showed that an increase of one unit in the standard deviations of loss of control/time management and craving /social problems, can cause a standard deviation of 0.56 and 0.46 in academic procrastination, respectively.
Dissection
Internet addiction is a predictor of academic procrastination in nursing students. Attention should be paid to the role of loss of time management and social problems as dimensions of Internet addiction contributing to the academic procrastination to control and reduce the level of procrastination in nursing students. Education and planning should be made by the educational system to increase students’ skills of time management during the college period and solve their social and communication problems to reduce their procrastination. Periodic screening of students in terms of academic procrastination and investigating its causes can be effective in planning and taking appropriate measures. Excessive use of the Internet without time management not only causes educational negligence and academic procrastination, but also reduces communications. Holding educational classes for parents in the field of Internet addiction and its management methods can have an effective role in reducing nursing students’ academic procrastination. The results of this research can be used by consultants and planners in the university. One of the limitations of the present study was the use of non-random sampling method. It is recommended that other factors affecting academic procrastination be investigated using structural equation modeling. Conducting studies in other medical universities are also recommended.

Ethical Considerations
Compliance with ethical guidelines

This study was the result of a research project with ethics code (IR.SKUMS.REC.1397.328) from Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. After obtaining the necessary permits to conduct the study, it was considered to obtain written informed consent from the nursing students to participate in the study and emphasize the confidentiality of information and their freedom to enter and exit the study.

Funding
This article was done with the financial support of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences.

Authors' contributions
Drafting of the proposal and article: Mostafa Roshanzadeh & Somayeh Mohammadi; Analysis and Submission: Ali Tajabadi; Sampling: Bahare Mazhari Dehkordi. 

Conflicts of interest
There is no conflict of interest between the authors of this article.

Acknowledgements
We hereby thank the research assistant of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences and all the students who helped us in this research.
 

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2021/09/5 | Accepted: 2022/04/9 | Published: 2022/04/1

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