TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between sleep quality, using social media platforms, and academic performance among university students
AU - Abu-Snieneh, Hana Mohammad
AU - Aroury, Ammar Moh'd Ahmad
AU - Alsharari, Abedalkarem F.
AU - Al-Ghabeesh, Suhair Hussni
AU - Esaileh, Asma Awad
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Purpose: Explore the quality of sleep and investigate the relationship between sleep quality, using social media platforms, and academic performance among university students. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional correlation design was used, 412 students completed an electronic questionnaire.Findings: The majority of university students suffer from poor quality of sleep. The most frequently used social media platforms were WhatsApp, Snapchat, and YouTube. The strongest predictor of having very poor sleep quality was addiction on twitter.Practice Implications: An educational program about the importance of adequate sleep should be supported university students.
AB - Purpose: Explore the quality of sleep and investigate the relationship between sleep quality, using social media platforms, and academic performance among university students. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional correlation design was used, 412 students completed an electronic questionnaire.Findings: The majority of university students suffer from poor quality of sleep. The most frequently used social media platforms were WhatsApp, Snapchat, and YouTube. The strongest predictor of having very poor sleep quality was addiction on twitter.Practice Implications: An educational program about the importance of adequate sleep should be supported university students.
KW - sleep
KW - sleep quality
KW - social networking
KW - university students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075807350&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/ppc.12450
DO - 10.1111/ppc.12450
M3 - Article
C2 - 31693187
AN - SCOPUS:85075807350
VL - 56
SP - 415
EP - 423
JO - Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
JF - Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
SN - 0031-5990
IS - 2
ER -