Investigation of Internet Addiction and Its Relationship with Sleep Quality and Depression among Dormitory Students of Larestan School of Health

Bahram  KOUHNAVARDT; Marjan ASDIAR; Marzieh HONARBAKHSH; Mohammad Reza ZARE; Zahra  SHAHMOHAMMADI

doi:10.18502/ohhp.v5i2.7008

Bahram KOUHNAVARDT Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marjan ASDIAR Department of Public Health, Ewaz School of Health, Larestan School of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.
Marzieh HONARBAKHSH Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Ewaz School of Health, Larestan School of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
Mohammad Reza ZARE Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Ewaz School of Health, Larestan School of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.
Zahra SHAHMOHAMMADI Department of Public Health, Ewaz School of Health, Larestan School of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ohhp.v5i2.7008

Keywords: Internet addiction, sleep quality, depression, student, dormitory

Abstract

Introduction: Internet addiction has a negative effect on mental health and leads to clinical discomfort and disorder. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction with sleep quality and depression in dormitory students.

Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical study. Since all students living in dormitories participated in this study (95 people), the sampling method was census. The study used three Young Internet addiction questionnaires, the Goldberg Depression Inventory, and the Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire. For statistical analysis of data, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and also analytical statistical tests such as one-way analysis of variance with SPSS 22 software were used.

Results: Among the students studied, 63 (66.3%) were normal in terms of Internet addiction, 31 (32.6%) were mildly addicted and 1 was severely addicted to the Internet. The study of depression among students showed that out of 95 people, 22 people have mild to moderate depression and 10 people have borderline depression. The mean score of students' sleep quality was 7.38 ± 2.88 and there was a significant relationship between it and Internet addiction (P <0.001)

Discussion and Conclusion: Given the prevalence of Internet addiction among students and its significant association with depression and poor sleep quality, the necessary planning should be done to prevent this health problem.