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Smartphone Addiction and Sleep Quality on Academic Performance of University Students: An Exploratory Research

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  • Balan Rathakrishnan

    (Faculty of Psychology and Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia)

  • Soon Singh Bikar Singh

    (Faculty of Psychology and Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia)

  • Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin

    (Centre for Research in Psychology and Human Well-Being, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia)

  • Azizi Yahaya

    (Faculty of Psychology and Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir

    (School of Applied Psychology, Social Work & Policy, UUM College of Arts & Sciences, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010, Malaysia)

  • Fauziah Ibrahim

    (Centre for Research in Psychology and Human Well-Being, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia)

  • Zaizul Ab Rahman

    (Research Centre for Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia)

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and academic performance. The study presented quantitative research on 323 students in a public university in Sabah to explore the relationship between smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and academic performance. A simple random sampling was used in the study. The Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used in this study. SPSS was used as a tool of analysis for descriptive and inferential analysis. Pearson correlation was involved to test the hypothesis of the study. The result indicated that the greater the smartphone addiction, the lower the academic performance of university students. The finding also proved that students with poor sleep quality might exhibit low academic performance. Smartphone addiction was found to be associated with sleep quality where overusing smartphones was related to poor sleep quality in university students. On this basis, the problem of smartphone addiction and sleep quality should be tackled in order to improve the academic performance of university students and their overall health.

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  • Balan Rathakrishnan & Soon Singh Bikar Singh & Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin & Azizi Yahaya & Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir & Fauziah Ibrahim & Zaizul Ab Rahman, 2021. "Smartphone Addiction and Sleep Quality on Academic Performance of University Students: An Exploratory Research," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8291-:d:608872
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    1. Balan Rathakrishnan & Soon Singh Bikar Singh & Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin & Mohd Fahmi Ghazali & Azizi Yahaya & Noor Hassline Mohamed & Anath Rau Krishnan, 2021. "Homesickness and Socio-Cultural Adaptation towards Perceived Stress among International Students of a Public University in Sabah: An Exploration Study for Social Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-13, April.
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