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Problematic Internet Use and Subjective Sleep Quality among College Students in China: Results from a Pilot Study
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Wang, Qian; Liu, Yujie; Wang, Baohong; An, Yang; Wang, Haolin; Zhang, Yaya; Mati, Komi – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Poor subjective sleep quality (SSQ) and problematic Internet use (PIU) were common among college students in China, but their prevalence and interconnections were understudied. Participants: 1040 college students (60.0% females), ranging in age from 16 to 26 (mean = 20.32; SD = 1.43). Methods: Participants completed a survey assessing…
Descriptors: Internet, Sleep, Behavior Problems, Addictive Behavior
Stay Away-Stay Awake: A Research Study with University Students
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Tuncay, Nazime; Bulut, Ayse – Online Submission, 2020
Social media is an unavoidable part of our life and its referred as an "integral" in many studies since it is compliment of life. Sometimes students' stay awake all night for playing social media games or they get overinvolved in the social media life that they forget their real-life responsibilities. Is social media an escape from real…
Descriptors: Sleep, Addictive Behavior, Social Media, Computer Use
Perceptions of Peer Mental Health: Impact of Race and Student-Athlete Status
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Tran, Alisia G. T. T.; Eustice, Kristi L.; Mintert, Jeffrey S.; Lam, Christina K.; Holzapfel, Jenny – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study used a multi-faceted methodological approach to examine if peer perceptions of stereotyped student groups' mental health needs varied by target race and student-athlete status. Participants: In Study 1, 502 university students completed an online experiment. Study 2 data were drawn from the American College Health Association…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Mental Health, Racial Differences, Student Athletes
Understanding Patterns for Smartphone Addiction: Age, Sleep Duration, Social Network Use and Fear of Missing Out
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Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship among smartphone addiction, fear of missing out (FoMO), excessive use of social networking sites (SNSs) on smartphones and sleep duration among high school students. The study group consists of 161 high school students from two state high schools in Turkey. Pearson correlation coefficient and…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Handheld Devices, Correlation, Age Differences
Understanding Adolescent Caffeine Use: Connecting Use Patterns with Expectancies, Reasons, and Sleep
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Ludden, Alison Bryant; Wolfson, Amy R. – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Little is known about adolescents' caffeine use, yet caffeinated soda, and more recently coffee and energy drinks, are part of youth culture. This study examines adolescents' caffeine use and, using cluster analysis, identifies three groups of caffeine users who differed in their reasons for use, expectancies, and sleep behaviors. In this high…
Descriptors: Sleep, Adolescents, Multivariate Analysis, Stimulants
Frazzled by Facebook? An Exploratory Study of Gender Differences in Social Network Communication among Undergraduate Men and Women
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Thompson, Sharon H.; Lougheed, Eric – College Student Journal, 2012
Although a majority of young adults are members of at least one social networking site, peer reviewed research examining gender differences in social networking communication is sparse. This study examined gender differences in social networking, particularly for Facebook use, among undergraduates. A survey was distributed to 268 college students…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Social Networks