Linear regression was performed to examine the effect of
social media addiction on academic performance. The three
addiction factors were entered separately as independent
variables and a student's grade point average (GPA) was used
as the dependent variable. Table 6 shows results of this
analysis. Addiction factor 1 is a strong negative predictor of
GPA. This result means the higher a student scores on this
factor, the lower his or her GPA will be. A similar result can be
seen in factor 2 with it being a strong negative predictor of
GPA. However, the same is not true of factor 3 that has no
significant statistical relationship between GPA.