Study says Facebook not to blame for negative impact on grades

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 15:00 in Psychology & Sociology

It may not come as a surprise that the more time college students, particularly freshmen, spend on Facebook, the more their grades suffer. In his latest study, Reynol Junco, an associate professor of education at Iowa State University, found that while freshman struggle to balance their use, social media is less of a problem for upper classmen. The difference relates to self-regulation.

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