Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students

Background: Use of smartphone is on the increase worldwide. They have revolutionized our lives to an extent that was unimaginable before the pandemic. Excessive use of smartphones reaching the levels of potential addiction among medical students and its relation to individual's sleep quality an...

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Autores principales: Sana Dhamija, B Shailaja, Bhushan Chaudhari, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1890e17f3986447d8b4f718ada5f6f782021-11-12T10:11:30ZPrevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328813https://doaj.org/article/1890e17f3986447d8b4f718ada5f6f782021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=189;epage=194;aulast=Dhamijahttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Background: Use of smartphone is on the increase worldwide. They have revolutionized our lives to an extent that was unimaginable before the pandemic. Excessive use of smartphones reaching the levels of potential addiction among medical students and its relation to individual's sleep quality and self-esteem led us to study this prevalence. Aim: This stuay aimed to study the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with self-esteem and sleep disturbance in medical college students. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional analytical study was carried out and the prevalence of smartphone addiction, self- esteem, and sleep disturbance was measured using standardized questionnaires smartphone addiction scale short form, Rosenberg self esteem scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index assessment respectively. Results: Prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical college students was 52%. Smartphone addiction was seen more in boys than girls. There was a significant association between the smartphone addiction and sleep disturbance. However, there was no significant association between smartphone addiction and low self-esteem. Conclusion: The prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical students is found to be high and is associated with poor sleep.Sana DhamijaB ShailajaBhushan ChaudhariSuprakash ChaudhuryDaniel SaldanhaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlemedical studentsself-esteemsleepsmartphonePsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 189-194 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic medical students
self-esteem
sleep
smartphone
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
spellingShingle medical students
self-esteem
sleep
smartphone
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Sana Dhamija
B Shailaja
Bhushan Chaudhari
Suprakash Chaudhury
Daniel Saldanha
Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
description Background: Use of smartphone is on the increase worldwide. They have revolutionized our lives to an extent that was unimaginable before the pandemic. Excessive use of smartphones reaching the levels of potential addiction among medical students and its relation to individual's sleep quality and self-esteem led us to study this prevalence. Aim: This stuay aimed to study the prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with self-esteem and sleep disturbance in medical college students. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional analytical study was carried out and the prevalence of smartphone addiction, self- esteem, and sleep disturbance was measured using standardized questionnaires smartphone addiction scale short form, Rosenberg self esteem scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index assessment respectively. Results: Prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical college students was 52%. Smartphone addiction was seen more in boys than girls. There was a significant association between the smartphone addiction and sleep disturbance. However, there was no significant association between smartphone addiction and low self-esteem. Conclusion: The prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical students is found to be high and is associated with poor sleep.
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author Sana Dhamija
B Shailaja
Bhushan Chaudhari
Suprakash Chaudhury
Daniel Saldanha
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B Shailaja
Bhushan Chaudhari
Suprakash Chaudhury
Daniel Saldanha
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title Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
title_short Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
title_full Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
title_fullStr Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
title_sort prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with sleep disturbance and low self- esteem among medical college students
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/1890e17f3986447d8b4f718ada5f6f78
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