Evaluation of High School Students’ Smartphone Addiction and Insomnia Level

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of smartphone addiction among high school students using smart phones and the severity of insomnia. Material(s) and Method(s): This cross-sectional study was performed between April and June 2019 and included high school students. The study group comprised a total of 745 high school students who used smartphones. Their smartphone addiction was analysed using the Smartphone Addiction scale-short form. The Insomnia Severity index was used to evaluate insomnia levels. Result(s): According to the findings, 461 (61.9%) participants were female and 284 (38.1%) were male. The mean age was 15.76+/-0.90 years (range 14-18 years). The frequency of smartphone addiction was found to be 36.9% (n=275). The important risk factors for smartphone addiction were being a female, checking the smartphone 49 times or more in a day, using the smartphone for 5 h or more in a day, carrying a charger, spending time on the smartphone before falling asleep at night, checking the smartphone after waking up and having sleep problems. In our study, a weak positive correlation was observed between smartphone addiction and the severity of insomnia. Conclusion(s): In this study, smartphone addiction was determined to be an important health problem among high school students. There was a weak positive correlation between smartphone addiction and the severity of insomnia. To reduce smartphone addiction, students, parents and teachers should be informed about the misuse of smartphones.