The relationship between the smartphone addiction, sleep quality and depression among university students

Abstract

Purpose: Smartphone addiction can cause many problems especially among university students. While this affects the sleep quality of the students negatively, it increases the levels of depression, anxiety and stress. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depression, anxiety, stress and neck problems among university students.
Methods: Total of 145 university students (92 females, 53 males) aged 19-30 (22.17±1.82 years) were included in this study. Students’ smartphone addiction levels were evaluated with Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form (SAS-SF), sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), daytime sleepiness with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), depression, anxiety and stress levels with Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and neck problems with Neck Disability Index (NDI).
Results: There was a weak positive relationship with the SAS-SF and PSQI (r=0.178, p=0.036), with the ESS (r=0.257, p=0.002), and with the depression (r=0.224, p=0.008), anxiety (r=0.239, p=0.005) and stress (r=0.297, p=0.001) parameters. There was no relationship between SAS-SF and NDI (r=0.075, p=0.377). A weak positive relationship between the PSQI and ESS (r=0.279, p=0.001).
Conclusion: Smartphone addiction among university students was found to be associated with sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depression, anxiety, and stress levels. It is thought that controlling smartphone usage time by raising awareness about smartphone addiction among university students, will positively affect sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depression, anxiety, and stress levels.

Keywords

• Smartphone,
• Sleep
• Depression
• Sleepiness

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Akıllı Telefon Kullanımının, Uyku Kalitesi ve Depresyon ile İlişkisi

Abstract

Amaç̧: Akıllı telefon bağımlılığının son yıllarda artması özellikle üniversite öğrencilerinde birçok probleme neden olabilmektedir. Bu durum öğrencilerin uyku kalitesini olumsuz etkilerken depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeylerini arttırabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde akıllı telefon bağımlılığının uyku kalitesi, gündüz uykululuk hali, depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve boyun problemleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi idi.
Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 19-30 yaş arası (22,17±1,82 yıl), toplam 145 öğrenci (92 kadın, 53 erkek) dahil edildi. Öğrencilerin akıllı telefon bağımlılığı, Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı Ölçeği- Kısa Formu (ATBÖ-KF), uyku kalitesi Pittsburgh Uyku Kalite İndeksi (PUKİ), gündüz uykululuk hali Epworth Uykululuk Skalası (EUS), depresyon, anksiyete, stres düzeyleri Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Ölçeği (DASÖ-21) ve boyun problemleri Boyun Özür İndeksi (BÖİ) kullanılarak belirlendi.
Bulgular: ATBÖ-KF ile PUKİ arasında (r=0,178, p=0,036) ve EUS ile (r=0,257, p=0,002) DASÖ’nün depresyon (r=0,224, p=0,008), anksiyete (r=0,239, p=0,005) ve stres (r=0,297, p=0,001) parametreleri arasında pozitif yönde, zayıf düzeyde ilişki tespit edildi. ATBÖ-KF ile BÖİ (r=0,075, p=0,377) arasında yetersiz ilişki bulundu. PUKİ ile EUS arasında (r=0,279, p=0,001) pozitif yönde zayıf düzeyde ilişki bulundu.
Sonuç: Üniversite öğrencilerinde akıllı telefon bağımlılığının uyku kalitesi, gündüz uykululuk hali, depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri ile ilişkili olduğu belirlendi. Üniversite öğrencileri arasında akıllı telefon kullanımı farkındalığının artırılması ile akıllı telefon kullanım süresinin kontrol altına alınması, uyku kalitesi, gündüz uykululuk, depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeylerinin olumlu etkileneceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Akıllı Telefon
• Uyku
• Depresyon
• Gündüz uykululuk

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