To examine the effect social media addiction has on real life
outcomes a student's GPA was regressed on all addiction
factors. Factors 1 and 2 were strong negative predictors of
GPA. This indicates that individuals showing signs of social
media addiction will have a lower GPA than those who do not.
Social media usage, in this context, comes at the expense of
academic performance. This appears to be the result of time
displacement meaning the time spent using social media
displaces the time usually allocated to studying. As with all
addictions, social media usage interferes with the normal
functioning of daily life, in this context academic performance