Investigating the Relationship between Attachment Styles and Internet Addiction and Daytime Sleepiness in Students

Abstract

Background and Objective: Sleep is one of the important elements in life that is accompanied by physical and mental rehabilitation. Suitable sleep quality is necessary for health and it has a direct relationship with physical and mental health of the person. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and internet addiction and daytime sleepiness of students.

Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this study included students of Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran, including 1200 students. Using the random sampling method and according to Morgan’s table, 291 students were selected as the study sample and the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) by Hazan and Shaver, Young’s Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were distributed among them and data were analyzed by SPSS software.

Results: The results showed that a significant and positive relationship exists between sleepiness and avoidant attachment style as well as internet addiction and daytime sleepiness. The results of data analysis with regression showed that attachment styles and internet addiction predict 62% of daytime sleepiness changes.

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that attachment styles and internet addiction are good predictors for daytime sleepiness.