• Academic performance is negatively impacted by mobile phone use.

• Using Facebook and texting while doing schoolwork was negatively correlated with overall semester GPA. This kind of multitasking may affect students’ capacity for cognitive processing, hindering deeper learning.

• A lower self-reported GPA was associated with more time spent on instant messaging in class.

• A significant and negative relationship was found between texting while studying and college students GPA after controlling for demographic variables, self-efficacy for self-regulated learning, self-efficacy for academic achievement, and high school GPA.

• U.S. students' overall GPA was negatively impacted by their texting and multitasking habits.

• The multiple use of digital media technologies and social networking platforms by students while studying is negatively impacted by the utilization of various digital media technologies.