Association of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorder with Sleep Quality Among University Students: A Cross-sectional Study
Alankrita Sharma, Manish Tyagi, Prashant SavlaAbstract
Background:
Problematic Internet use and online gaming are increasingly reported among university students and may adversely affect sleep quality.
Aim:
The aim of the study was to examine the association of internet addiction and gaming disorder with sleep quality among university students.
Methods:
This institution-based cross-sectional study included 217 undergraduate students from a university in Western Uttar Pradesh. Internet addiction was assessed using the Internet Addiction Test, gaming disorder risk using the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI >5. Associations were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation, Kruskal–Wallis test, Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test, and binary logistic regression.
Results:
At least mild internet addiction was present in 137 (63.1%) students, and moderate-to-high gaming-related risk was present in 114 (52.5%). Poor sleep quality was observed in 156 (71.9%) students. Internet addiction score showed a significant positive correlation with PSQI total score (rho = 0.345,
Conclusion:
Poor sleep quality was common among university students. Internet addiction, but not gaming disorder, was independently associated with poor sleep quality after adjustment.