Examining the Relationship Between Smartphone Addiction and Depression, Sleep, Quality of Life, And Pain Among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Cengiz TAŞKAYA, Buket BÜYÜKTURAN, Fatma KESKİNKILIÇ, Halil ALKAN, Öznur BÜYÜKTURAN
2022 Black sea journal of health science  
This study aims to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and depression, sleep quality, quality of life, fear of contracting COVID-19 and increased pain in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. 350 students studying at universities in Turkey were included in the study. Smartphone addiction levels of students were measured with the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), and sleep quality and disorders were measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
more » ... SQI). Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to measure depression status, and Short Form 36 (SF-36) was used to measure quality of life. A positive and low-level significant relationship was found between smartphone addiction and sleep quality and depression level (p
doi:10.19127/bshealthscience.1200289 fatcat:zx3l7rdodbbzpbgzvkln73gm2q