Effects of Social Media Applications on Engineering Students’ Study Habits

Abstract

Social media has been a powerful communication tool that has permeated almost all walks of day-to-day activities particularly within the student’s community. It facilitates the transmission of knowledge and enhance collaboration. This study examines the effects of social media applications on the study habits of engineering university students. In the study, several constructs relating to students’ study habits were examined. A total of 437 respondents participated in the study. The obtained data was analyzed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique. After analyzing the structural relationship between the different factors of study habits, the result showed a significant direct relationship between the variables of study habits and social media use. The study therefore resulted in a model to frame the effects of social media use on students Study habit, their satisfaction and intention to continue Social Media use in study