The Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Procrastination

Abstract

Smartphones have become an inseparable component of everyday life. They have many uses including communication, education, entertainment, socialization and so forth. However, when not managed well, smartphone usage leads to behaviors of addiction and eventually procrastination. This study looks into the relationship between smartphone addiction and procrastination. The tool used in this study is SAS-SV which contains items with a six-point scale (from 1 which shows strong disagreementupto 6 which shows strong agreement). Convenience sampling method was adopted for this study.The study found that there is a relationship between smart phone addiction and procrastination. Questionnaires explored items such as “missing planned work due to use of a smart phone”, “concentration issues due to phone usage”, “constantly checking smartphone to get updates “and so forth. A clear majority of respondents agreed that they have experienced these addiction behaviors due to usage of smartphone which has led to procrastination in their lives.