The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Background: In a large UK study we investigated the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep quality in a young adult population. Methods: We undertook a large UK cross-sectional observational study of 1,043 participants aged 18 to 30 between January 21st and February 30th 2019. Participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version, an adapted Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Score Index and reported smartphone use reduction strategies using both in-person (n = 968) and online (n = 75) questionnaires. A crude and adjusted logistic regression was fitted to assess risk factors for smartphone addiction, and the association between smartphone addiction and poor sleep. Results: One thousand seventy one questionnaires were returned, of which 1,

SUBMITTER: Sohn SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961071 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature