Volume : 09, Issue : 03, March – 2021

21.ASSESSMENT OF EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SLEEP QUALITY AND ANXIETY AMONG FEMALE MEDICAL STUDENTS AT TAIF UNIVERSITY

Maram Mohammed Albarakati, Noha saleh Mohamed

Abstract :

Sleep is a condition in which the body temporarily and partially loses its connection with the environment. The use of social media is growing rapidly, and very little is known about its relationship with sleep disturbance. Excess social media use has been consistently associated with more irregular sleep patterns, shorter sleep duration, as well as more sleep problems. Since poor sleep is known to contribute to anxiety, this study also examines how social media use relates to these aspects of psychological. Subjects & Methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 412 medical students at Taif University. The study aimed to assess the relation of Social Media and its effect on sleep quality and anxiety among medical students attending Taif University. Results: The study found that the mean of Global PSQI Score was 7.61 (SD=±3.47), and 27.4% had a global PSQI score of more than five which indicated poor sleep quality and reported that there was a significant association between PSQI Global Score and Social media use. The study also used Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 items Scale Score to measure anxiety, mean GAD-7 score was 10.03±3.46, and the majority of students 47.3% had moderate anxiety. There was a significant association between social media use and the GAD-7 score. Conclusion: the study concluded study there were poor sleep quality and anxiety disorder among medical student which associated with social media use.

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Please cite this article in press Maram Mohammed Albarakati et al., Assessment Of Effect Of Social Media On Sleep Quality And Anxiety Among Female Medical Students At Taif University., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(03).

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