The Relationship Between Undergraduate Tourism Students’ Social Media Addictions and Academic Procrastination Behaviors

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the relationship between undergraduate tourism students’ social media addictions and academic procrastination behaviors. Within the scope of the study, the relevant literature was reviewed and data were obtained using the survey technique. The survey consists of two scales: social media addiction and academic procrastination. The sample of the study consists of 348 students studying at Sinop University. The obtained data is by using appropriate statistical analysis programs in computer environment; arithmetic mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis were done. As a result of the correlation analysis conducted within the scope of the research, a medium positive relationship was found between students' social media addictions and academic procrastination behaviors. Therefore, as social media addictions of Sinop University tourism undergraduate students increase, academic procrastination behaviors increase.