{"id":67956,"date":"2023-04-24T01:11:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T05:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=67956"},"modified":"2023-04-24T01:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T05:11:40","slug":"procrastination-and-social-networks-the-perfect-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/procrastination-and-social-networks-the-perfect-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"Procrastination and social networks, the perfect couple"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More and more people have\u00a0at least one social network<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0Young people in their university stage are the ones who spend the greatest number of hours viewing\u00a0publications and sending messages from different applications<\/a>\u00a0using their smartphones.<\/p>\n

College students are the most active group in the new internet age.\u00a0In\u00a0Mexico<\/a>\u00a0, young people between the ages of 18 and 24 have the highest average use of the Internet with 6.3 hours a day, well above the national average of 4.8 hours.\u00a0This population group uses them mainly to see\u00a0posts, short videos and funny content<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

These are data that coincide with other countries, such as\u00a0Spain<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Procrastination and social media<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Using our smartphone allows us to fill gaps in time, it is an escape from our thoughts, and it makes it easier for us to interact with people or alternate realities.\u00a0None of this should be negative, unless it leads us to\u00a0procrastinate<\/a>\u00a0our personal or academic activities.<\/p>\n

Academic procrastination is characterized by an unreasonable tendency to delay in starting or completing academic tasks that we know we must do, such as writing an essay, studying for an exam, doing a reading, etc.<\/p>\n

Excessive use of mobile phones has been shown to be associated with\u00a0increased\u00a0academic <\/a>procrastination<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0This leads to poor school performance and can lead to\u00a0psychological disorders<\/a>\u00a0, such as self-blame and low self-esteem, as well as causing anxiety due to dependence on the mobile phone.<\/p>\n

Part of the day to day<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For digital natives, young people born after 1990, technology and the use of mobile phones is part of their day to day.\u00a0Most of them use it to browse social networks, where the offer is unlimited, varied and deceptively attractive.<\/p>\n

It is no coincidence that the content that social networks trap us with is so captivating, since they use scheduling algorithms based on our \u201clikes\u201d and interaction times to choose what to show us, how to present it and when to do it.<\/p>\n

Our information processing has been transformed and we tend to change our focus quickly, becoming multitaskers.\u00a0This affects our capacity for attention and concentration, raises our level of anxiety and impairs our productivity, whether at school or at work.<\/p>\n

Useful tool and distraction item<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For young students, the Internet and\u00a0smartphones<\/em>\u00a0can mean a useful tool to carry out their academic activities, but also an element of distraction in class.<\/p>\n

Its inappropriate and excessive use interferes with attention processes, reduces working memory and affects performance in cognitive tasks, thus increasing their tendency to procrastinate.\u00a0This also has an impact on learning and productivity, and increases the risk of presenting problematic behaviors, related to loss of self-control, anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n

Excessive use of the Internet and social networks can therefore negatively affect the mental health of young people, decrease their face-to-face social interactions, and be associated with poor sleep quality and poor time management.<\/p>\n

Improve browsing habits<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The capacity for self-control and\u00a0time management<\/a>\u00a0allows for higher academic performance and a lower tendency to procrastinate.<\/p>\n

To improve our tendency to excessive use of mobile phones and social networks we can:<\/p>\n

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  1. Identify how many hours we use the phone daily and in which applications we spend the most time.<\/li>\n
  2. Set usage time limits and reflect on what things make us want to use it unnecessarily;\u00a0for example, when we are bored, when we receive a notification or when we feel stressed.<\/li>\n
  3. To avoid experiencing separation anxiety from your phone, it is very useful to turn off notifications and walk away from your phone whenever we are interacting with someone in person, for example, in meetings with friends and mainly during classes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Alternatives for free time<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Diversifying activities during free time can also be useful to reduce the periods we spend on social networks.\u00a0For example: read a book, meditate, listen to music or go for a walk or play a sport.<\/p>\n

    It is important to bear in mind that spending more than five hours a day browsing the Internet can be a risk factor for behaviors related to problematic use, such as Internet addiction, poor academic performance, and a greater tendency to procrastination. .<\/p>\n

    But in this arduous task, young university students should not go it alone.\u00a0Institutions must make the problem visible and help develop skills associated with time management, self-control, and healthy habits, to encourage the proper use of phones and regulate interaction on social networks.<\/p>\n

    Author Bio:<\/strong> Maria Fernanda Ortega Morfin is Professor of Psychology at the University of Guadalajara<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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