The status of college students' sleep quality and its relationship with internet addiction, anxiety and depression

Abstract

Background:The problem of the decline of college students' sleep quality has gradually become a major factor affecting the physical and mental health of college students. The present study mainly explored the status of college students' sleep quality and its relationship with internet addiction, anxiety and depression.Methods:A sample of 5794 college students(18.89±1.10) from two randomly selected college from Anhui in China completed the measurement of sleep quality,Internet addiction,anxiety and depression.Sleep quality was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Results:The total detection rate of sleep disorder was 31.30% and the average score of PSQI was 6.27±2.62 in 5974 college students. Sleep disorders rate of females(c 2 =76.503, P <0.001) and PSQI average scores (t=-11.915, P <0.001) were significantly higher than those of males. Students in non-medical colleges had higher sleep disorders rate (c 2 =6.880, P <0.001) and PSQI average scores (t=-3.668, P <0.001) than medical college students.The sleep quality of college students was positively correlated with internet addiction (r=0.197, P <0.05), anxiety (r=0.227, P <0.05) and depression (r=0.268, P <0.05). The probability of females having sleep disorders was 1.726 times than that of males( OR =1.726, P <0.001).Third grade students were more prone to have sleep disorders( OR =1.240, P <0.05).Internet addiction ( OR =1.336, P <0.001), anxiety ( OR =1.695, P <0.001) and depression ( OR =1.964, P <0.001) were risk factors of sleep quality. Extroverted personality was a protective factor ( OR =-0.689, P <0.001).Conclusion:These findings suggested that college students had a high rate of sleep disorders. Schools and related departments should take appropriate measures to improve the sleep quality and promote physical and mental health of college student. Keywords :Sleep quality,College student,Internet addiction, Anxiety, Depression