Internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational cross-sectional survey

MJ Tahir, NI Malik, I Ullah, HR Khan, S Perveen… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of many
people, including medical students. The present study explored internet addiction and …

A longitudinal study of the effects of problematic smartphone use on social functioning among people with schizophrenia: Mediating roles for sleep quality and self …

KC Chang, YH Chang, CF Yen, JS Chen… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2022 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Individuals with schizophrenia may often experience poor sleep, self-
stigma, impaired social functions, and problematic smartphone use. However, the temporal …

Reciprocal relationships between problematic social media use, problematic gaming, and psychological distress among university students: a 9-month longitudinal …

CW Chang, RY Huang, C Strong, YC Lin… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The causal relationships between two specific types of problematic use in
internet-related activities [ie, problematic social media use (PSMU) and problematic gaming …

Relationship of problematic smartphone use, sleep quality, and daytime fatigue among quarantined medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Zhang, P Zeng, J Tan, S Sun, M Zhao, J Cui… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought about great transformation to medical
education mode. Although mobile communication devices played a crucial role in online …

Associations of problematic internet use, weight-related self-stigma, and nomophobia with physical activity: findings from mainland China, Taiwan, and Malaysia

W Liu, JS Chen, WY Gan, WC Poon, SEH Tung… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insufficient physical activity is a common problem for university students because they may
engage in sedentary lifestyle owing to excessive time spent on their smartphones and social …

Factors associated with insomnia and suicidal thoughts among outpatients, healthcare workers, and the general population in Taiwan during COVID-19 pandemic: a …

YH Lin, JS Chen, PC Huang, MY Lu, C Strong, CY Lin… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Insomnia and suicidal thoughts are two of the negative impacts that have been
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying the factors that contribute to these …

The association between academic achievement, psychological distress, and smartphone addiction: a cross-sectional study among medical students

Q Ou-Yang, Q Liu, PY Song, JW Wang… - Psychology, Health & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the relationship between academic achievement, psychological
distress, and smartphone addiction in medical students. In total, 513 medical students …

The association between smartphone use and sleep quality, psychological distress, and loneliness among health care students and workers in Saudi Arabia

AM Alzhrani, KT Aboalshamat, AM Badawoud… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of smartphones among the general public and health care
practitioners, in particular, is ubiquitous. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Validating insomnia severity index (ISI) in a Bangladeshi population: using classical test theory and Rasch analysis

MA Mamun, Z Alimoradi, D Gozal, MD Manzar… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 outbreak is associated with sleep problems and mental health issues among
individuals. Therefore, there is a need to assess sleep efficiency during this tough period …

Nomophobia questionnaire short-form: psychometric properties and longitudinal association with anxiety, stress, and depression in adolescents

V Caba-Machado, JM Machimbarrena… - … Journal of Human …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Nomophobia has been extensively assessed with the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q).
A shortened version of the NMP-Q has not been developed and longitudinal studies linking …