المجلة الجزائرية للأبحاث والدراسات
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 440-453
2023-01-25

The Correlation Between Smartphone Overuse And Disturbance Of Sleep Habits Among University Students. A Survey Study On A Sample Of Students From The Department Of Information And Communication Sciences – University Of Jijel

Authors : Djenih Amin .

Abstract

Abstract: Research findings indicate that the overuse of smartphones may lead to a number of symptoms such as headache, less time in bed, impaired concentration and memory, later bedtimes. The present study was designed to investigate whether sleep disturbances among students may be associated with the overuse of smartphones. The questionnaire was designed specifically for this study and contained items regarding habits of using smartphone at night; less time in bed due to smart phone use as well as fluctuation in bedtime due to smartphone use The findings revealed that the majority of the students use smartphone every day (91%); before they started using smartphone, they slept for more than seven hours at night, which mean 3.72 and std deviation 1,16898; they use excessively mobile phone at night (mean 3,3408, Std. d,74689). the mean of decreasing of sleep hours due to smartphone use was (3,3408) which consider high level; a fluctuation in bedtime due to smartphone use. which mean 3.83 and std deviation 1,12627. A large number of students use the smartphone excessively at night. Positive correlations were found between the overuse of smartphone Scale scores and many disturbances in students' sleep habits. Furthermore, the study found that students with depression also tend to have sleeping disorders. Keywords: problematic smartphone overuse; sleep disturbance; students.

Keywords

problematic smartphone overuse;sleep disturbance;students.