The Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Sleep Quality among College Students: A Cross-sectional Study

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Services Management, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

2 BSc in Healthcare Management, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

3 PhD Candidate, Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Instructor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

10.48305/jims.v43.i819.0662

Abstract

Background: Addiction to social media is a growing problem with multiple effects on psychological functions, including sleep. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between social media addiction and sleep quality among students of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted between January and March 2021 among 115 students of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. Data collection was done using social media addiction and Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaires via a stratified random sampling method with proportional allocation. For data analysis, Pearson correlation tests, Independent T-test, ANOVA and simple linear regression were used. A significance level of 0.05 was considered.
Findings: The mean age of the students was 22.42 ± 1.64 years. According to the findings, 51.3% of students had poor sleep quality and 40.8% were at risk of addiction or addicted. The scores of students' sleep quality and social media addiction were 6.67 ± 2.62 and 63.14 ± 2.6 respectively. There was a significant relationship between sleep quality score and marital status (P = 0.04). Sleep quality in students had a direct and significant relationship with social media addiction (P = 0.04 and R = 0.3). Finally, linear regression showed that social media addiction predicted 10% of sleep quality changes (R2 = 0.1).
Conclusion: Social media addiction has an adverse effect on students' sleep quality. Social media addiction is a predictor of sleep quality in students.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 43, Issue 819
3rd Week, August
July and August 2025
Pages 662-669

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  • Receive Date: 21 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2025

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