Study on Smartphone Usage on Academics and its impact Among College Students in Coimbatore City

Authors

Dr. P. Jeevitha

Assistant Professor in Commerce, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science for Women, Coimbatore (India)

Dr. R. Tamil Selvi

Assistant Professor in Commerce, Hindusthan College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore (India)

Article Information

DOI: 10.51244/IJRSI.2026.1306000271

Subject Category: Marketing

Volume/Issue: 13/6 | Page No: 3737-3742

Publication Timeline

Submitted: 2026-06-18

Accepted: 2026-06-24

Published: 2026-07-03

Abstract

In this context, the study attempts to examine the smartphone usage on academics and its impact among college going students. This survey was administered among 107 college going students in Coimbatore city. Two criteria were taken into consideration while choosing the participants for the survey. The participants are college going students and using smartphone for academics. Each of the survey responses were entered in SPSS and analyzed using ANOVA. From ANOVA
Results it is clear that the frequency of smartphone usage have association with positive and negative impact factors on academics.

Keywords

Smartphone, Academics, Impact, College students

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