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Association between Facebook Dependence and Poor Sleep Quality: A Study in a Sample of Undergraduate Students in Peru

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Wolniczak, Isabella, Cáceres-DelAguila, José Alonso, Palma-Ardiles, Gabriela, Arroyo, Karen J., Solís-Visscher, Rodrigo, Paredes-Yauri, Stephania, Mego-Aquije, Karina, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio·2013·PLoS ONE
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0059087PMC PMC3595202
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OBJECTIVES: Internet can accelerate information exchange. Social networks are the most accessed especially Facebook. This kind of networks might create dependency with several negative consequences in people's life. The aim of this study was to assess potential association between Facebook dependence and poor sleep quality. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A cross sectional study was performed enrolling undergraduate students of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru. The Internet Addiction Questionnaire, adapted to the Facebook case, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, were used. A global score of 6 or greater was defined as the cutoff to determine poor sleep quality. Generalized linear model were used to determine prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). A total of 418 students were analyzed; of them, 322 (77.0%) were women, with a mean age of 20.1 (SD: 2.5) years. Facebook dependence was found in 8.6% (95% CI: 5.9%-11.3%), whereas poor sleep quality was present in 55.0% (95% CI: 50.2%-59.8%). A significant association between Facebook dependence and poor sleep quality mainly explained by daytime dysfunction was found (PR = 1.31; IC95%: 1.04-1.67) after adjusting for age, sex and years in the faculty. CONCLUSIONS: There is a relationship between Facebook dependence and poor quality of sleep. More than half of students reported poor sleep quality. Strategies to moderate the use of this social network and to improve sleep quality in this population are needed.

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Wolniczak, I., Cáceres-DelAguila, J. A., Palma-Ardiles, G., Arroyo, K. J., Solís-Visscher, R., Paredes-Yauri, S., Mego-Aquije, K., & Bernabe-Ortiz, A.
Affiliations
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
Corresponding author
Cáceres-DelAguila, José Alonso
ORCID
Cáceres-DelAguila, José Alonso
Venue
PLoS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2013-03-12
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
e59087
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0059087
PMC
PMC3595202
OpenAlex
W2118198333
Cited by
265
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31
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FWCI
37.16
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Digital Media and Philosophy
Keywords
social media addiction, sleep quality, daytime dysfunction, undergraduate students, internet addiction, social networks
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Peru, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Students, Young Adult, Social Media

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