An Association Study on Smartphone Addiction & Sleep Quality Among Young Adults, Malaysia

Abstract

Background: It is evident that addiction to smartphone is a problem for today’s young adults. Poor sleep quality is due to a multitude of reasons. Could smartphone addiction be one of them? We aim to find the relationship between the two. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of smartphone addiction, poor sleep quality and their association with each other as well as the activities spent on smartphones. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 200 young adult in Malaysia. The SAS-SV and PSQI were used as the collecting instruments. Data analysis was done using Jeffrey’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) Results: 55.5% of young Adults in Malaysia are addicted to smartphones and 85% of them are having poor sleep. There is a significant association between smartphone addiction and sleep quality. Conclusion: Lack of motivation is the greatest deterrent to a more active lifestyle, fundamentally today’s communities are lacking the push factor to be active, if tackled we expect the results to be remarkable. Keywords: Smartphone addiction, Sleep Quality, Young Adults, Malaysia