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Smart phone usage, sleep quality and depression in university students
Fadime Kaya1, Nihal Bostanci Daştan1, Erkan Durar2
1Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Kafkas University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kars, Turkey.
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
|September 24, 2020
Summary
Excessive smartphone use is linked to poor sleep and depression in university students. Monitoring smartphone addiction is crucial for students experiencing mental health challenges and sleep disturbances.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Digital Health
Background:
- Smartphones offer various applications for youth, including information, communication, education, and entertainment.
- Problematic and excessive smartphone usage is associated with adverse health outcomes, such as anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between smartphone usage patterns, sleep quality, and depression levels among university students.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 804 smartphone-owning students utilized the Information Form, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
- Data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multivariate regression analysis.
Main Results:
- The study sample had a mean age of 20.93 ± 2.44 years, with 65.0% females and 35.0% males.
- Average daily smartphone usage was 7.85 ± 4.55 hours.
- Multivariate linear regression revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between smartphone addiction and both PSQI scores (p < .01) and BDI scores (p < .01).
Conclusions:
- A significant association exists between smartphone usage, diminished sleep quality, and depressive symptoms in the university student population.
- University students exhibiting high depression scores and poor sleep quality warrant close monitoring for potential smartphone addiction.
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