Examination of the relationship between frequency of social media use and academic procrastination behaviour of eighth grade students

Nowadays, the age people start using social media gradually decreases with increased frequency of use. Throughout adolescence, people get away from their parents and go in search of identity and spend more time with their friends. During puberty, many changes are experienced in the environment of the individual and their inner world. Most cases or problems encountered in adolescence may be the first time one has ever encountered. Adolescents behave proactively when they cannot develop new coping strategies. Procrastination emerges due to the tedious and challenging work. Academic Procrastination is one of the most prevalent problems of school life. The primary objective of this academic paper is to investigate the frequency of social media use and whether or how it impacts academic procrastination in 8th-grade students. The study universe consists of 8th-grade students attending a private institution in Istanbul. The sampling method is easily accessible. The research was conducted with 348 8th-grade students who were attending AÇI Özel Eğitim Kurumu (Private Education Institution) in Basaksehir, Istanbul in the 2018-2019 academic year. As data collection tools, social media involvement scale in addition to academic procrastination scale were utilized. With reference to the conclusions, it was discovered that social media involvement levels of the students were medium level and social isolation levels were high; females' share was higher than males; students with high school education level had lower social isolation; and there are not any identifiable discrepancies in the scores in dimensions. Students whose web usage was less than an hour appear to have higher attitudes toward social media with their teachers. Students' academic procrastination behavior are similar to those of students. Students who have more information about social media have more academic procrastination behavior. Keywords: Social Media Involvement, Academic Procrastination, Social Media Usage