Influence Of Smartphone Addiction on Academic Achievement Among Senior Secondary School Students in Rohtak District

Abstract

This analytical study examines the influence of smartphone addiction on academic achievement among senior secondary school students in Rohtak district. The study uses an analytical draft dataset of 520 students from Classes XI and XII. Smartphone addiction is examined in relation to academic achievement, study habits, mental-health risk and behavioural problems. Results show that students with high smartphone addiction have lower academic achievement than students in low and moderate addiction groups. Smartphone addiction is negatively correlated with study habits and academic achievement, while study habit is positively correlated with academic achievement. Regression analysis shows that smartphone addiction remains a significant negative predictor of academic achievement even after mental-health risk, behavioural problems, study habit and demographic variables are included. The findings suggest that academic decline is not caused only by time spent on phones; it also operates through distraction, poor sleep, emotional strain and weak study discipline. The paper recommends digital self-regulation, parent-teacher monitoring, structured study schedules and counselling-based support.