The Influence of Mobile Phone Use on Academic Performance

Purpose and method of the study: the purpose of this study was to identify the influence of mobile phone use on academic performance in students at a public university of Matamoros, Tam. The design of this study was descriptive. The population consisted of 213 participants of both sexes between 18 and 48 years of age who were in their 3rd to 7th semesters, belonging to one of the 3 careers. An instrument based on the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by psychology author Kimberly S. Young with 30 Likert scale items was applied to determine the level of addiction to the mobile device and academic performance. Conclusion: the use of the mobile device does not positively or negatively influence the average of the participants. It is striking to know that despite the fact that students at the University use their mobile devices during class hours, their GPAs are not affected.