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Impact of social media platforms excessive use on students performance in higher education institutions: A mathematical model approach

  • Komi Afassinou1
  • Narcisse Roland Loufouma Makala2
  • Ousmane Koutou3
  • Richard O. Ocaya4
  • Maba Boniface Matadi
4 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of the Free State, QwaQwa Campus, Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa
  2. 2Centre Universitaire Polytechnique de Kaya, Université Joseph KI-Zerbo, Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Informatique, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  3. 3Department of Physics, University of the Free State, QwaQwa Campus, Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa
  4. 4Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South Africa
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Abstract

This article develops a compartmental mathematical model to investigate the impact of excessive social media use on the academic performance of higher education students. Students who are heavily subscribed are classified ‘infected or addicted’ individuals. Their influence on the other naive non-subscribers leading them to become one and by self-curiosity are defined as direct and indirect transmission routes, respectively. The model incorporates two primary control interventions: early awareness programs and continuous regulation of accessibility. Qualitative and numerical analyses of the model dynamics are thus carried out investigating the effectiveness and the benefits of these control measures. The results suggest that a combined strategy, implementing both control interventions at optimal efficacy levels, significantly reduces the ‘addiction’ rate, thereby fostering a healthier academic environment and promising a prospective academic performance from the students.

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@article{afassinou2026impact,
  title = {{Impact of social media platforms excessive use on students performance in higher education institutions: A mathematical model approach}},
  author = {Komi Afassinou and Narcisse Roland Loufouma Makala and Ousmane Koutou and Richard O. Ocaya and Maba Boniface Matadi},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0359301},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0359301},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Impact of social media platforms excessive use on students performance in higher education institutions: A mathematical model approach
AU  - Komi Afassinou
AU  - Narcisse Roland Loufouma Makala
AU  - Ousmane Koutou
AU  - Richard O. Ocaya
AU  - Maba Boniface Matadi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/01
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0359301
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0359301
AB  - This article develops a compartmental mathematical model to investigate the impact of excessive social media use on the academic performance of higher education students. Students who are heavily subscribed are classified ‘infected or addicted’ individuals. Their influence on the other naive non-subscribers leading them to become one and by self-curiosity are defined as direct and indirect transmission routes, respectively. The model incorporates two primary control interventions: early awareness programs and continuous regulation of accessibility. Qualitative and numerical analyses of the model dynamics are thus carried out investigating the effectiveness and the benefits of these control measures. The results suggest that a combined strategy, implementing both control interventions at optimal efficacy levels, significantly reduces the ‘addiction’ rate, thereby fostering a healthier academic environment and promising a prospective academic performance from the students.
SN  - 1932-6203
ER  -