USE OF INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN STUDENTS OF THE VIII AND IX SEMESTER OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING -UNCP-2022.

Abstract

University education is constantly evolving, adopting information technologies and virtual environments as essential tools for the exchange of information.
and virtual environments as essential tools for knowledge sharing and learning enhancement.
knowledge sharing and learning enhancement. In this context, a significant study
study conducted in 2022 focused on analyzing the relationship between the use of social networks on the internet and academic
and the academic performance of university students in semesters VIII and IX at the Faculty of Nursing
and IX semesters at the Faculty of Nursing of the UNCP. This study, of a quantitative nature and non-experimental
and non-experimental design, addressed this crucial connection through a cross-sectional and descriptive correlational approach.
and descriptive correlational approach. The research involved the participation of 76 students of both sexes, between 18 and 23 years of age.
between 18 and 23 years of age. To assess their use of social networks in relation to academic
academic performance, two questionnaires were used: the “Addiction to Social Networks” questionnaire (SANS) and the
“Addiction to Social Networks” (ARS) designed by Escurra M. and Salas, and the ‘University Academic Performance’ questionnaire (ARS) designed by Escurra M. and Salas.
“University Academic Performance” (RAU) questionnaire. The detailed analysis, carried out using the EPSS Statistics V. 25
EPSS Statistics V. 25 software and the Spearman's Rho coefficient test, revealed a significantly negative
a significantly negative correlation of -0.631 between the excessive use of social networks and academic performance.