Internet Addiction and Sleep Quality among Adolescents of Secondary School of Biratnagar

Abstract

Background: Adolescents are becoming more and more dependent on the internet, which has a detrimental effect on the quality of their sleep. This study aimed to assess internet addiction and sleep quality among the adolescents of Secondary School in Biratnagar.

Methodology: A descriptive correlational study was carried out among 286 adolescent students of grades 11 and 12 at selected Secondary School, Biratnagar. Proportionate stratified random sampling was used to select the sample. Data was collected using a self- administered structured questionnaire. The standard tool “Internet Addiction Tool” and “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index” were used to assess level of internet addiction and sleep quality. The obtained data were entered in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23 and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The study findings revealed that more than half (55.9%) of the adolescents had good sleep quality. Nearly half (44.1%) of adolescents had poor sleep quality. Nearly half (45.1%) of the adolescents had normal level of addiction, 36.4% had mild internet addiction and 18.5% of adolescents had moderate addiction. There was significant association between level of internet addiction and the level of sleep quality (p value <0.05).

Conclusion: The study findings concluded that internet addiction is associated with poor sleep quality, so there is need to conduct various health education and promotion program at an early stage to prevent from psychological comorbidity on a regular basis.