Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Sleeping Disorder among Senior High School Students

Abstract

Aims: Smartphones are technical devices that have a huge impact on people’s daily lives, causing them to change their habits and behaviors. Several studies reveal many factors that influence students sleep disorders, and one of them is smartphone addiction. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep disorders Study Design: The study employed a descriptive-correlation type of research. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at UM Digos College (Philippines) under the Senior High School Department and was implemented in the Academic Year 2023-2024. Methodology: This study utilized a standardized survey questionnaire that was contextualized by the researchers. It was participated in by 200 students in grades 11 and 12 at University of Mindanao Digos College and utilized stratified random sampling. Results: The results indicated that the more the student is addicted to their smartphone, the more they will have sleeping disorders. The finding also proved that students with poor sleep quality are addicted to smartphones. Smartphone addiction was found to be associated with sleep disturbances.  Conclusion: On this basis, the problem of smartphone addiction and sleep disturbance should be tackled in order to improve the sleeping patterns of students and their overall health.