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The Association between Problematic Smartphone Usage and Sleep Quality among Young Adults


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1 The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines ., India
     

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Problematic smartphone usage or smartphone addiction has become more prevalent among young adults. Young adults' emotional, physical, and spiritual health are all impacted, negatively affecting their sleep. It involves young adults' emotional, physical, and social aspects and negatively affects their sleep quality. Problematic smartphone usage and sleep quality among young adults from India are the main focus of this study. The present study used the short version of Smartphone Addiction (SAS-SV) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires to gather the data. This study shows a strong positive correlation between PSU and poor sleep among young adults. The study highlights the importance of maintaining the growing public health issue of problematic smartphone usage and improving quality of sleep among young adults.

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problematic smartphone usage, sleep quality, young adults, association
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Mathew Priya
The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines ., India
Rosalito De Guzman
The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines ., India

Abstract


Problematic smartphone usage or smartphone addiction has become more prevalent among young adults. Young adults' emotional, physical, and spiritual health are all impacted, negatively affecting their sleep. It involves young adults' emotional, physical, and social aspects and negatively affects their sleep quality. Problematic smartphone usage and sleep quality among young adults from India are the main focus of this study. The present study used the short version of Smartphone Addiction (SAS-SV) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires to gather the data. This study shows a strong positive correlation between PSU and poor sleep among young adults. The study highlights the importance of maintaining the growing public health issue of problematic smartphone usage and improving quality of sleep among young adults.

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problematic smartphone usage, sleep quality, young adults, association