Social media use motives and academic performance among Saudi medical students: the mediating role of perceived stress.
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- 10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808,
title = {Social media use motives and academic performance among Saudi medical students: the mediating role of perceived stress.},
author = {Lone A and Dar IA and Farhan AlFarhan M and Gulfishan S and Pathath AW and Quadri SAQ and Al Khashram N and Alnaim AA and Jan M},
year = {2026},
journal = {Frontiers in medicine},
doi = {10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Social media use motives and academic performance among Saudi medical students: the mediating role of perceived stress. AU - Lone A AU - Dar IA AU - Farhan AlFarhan M AU - Gulfishan S AU - Pathath AW AU - Quadri SAQ AU - Al Khashram N AU - Alnaim AA AU - Jan M PY - 2026 JO - Frontiers in medicine DO - 10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808 ER -
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A, L., IA, D., M, F. A., S, G., AW, P., SAQ, Q., N, A. K., AA, A., & M, J. (2026). Social media use motives and academic performance among Saudi medical students: the mediating role of perceived stress.. Frontiers in medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1883808
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