Title

A cross -sectional study on social media addiction and its association with sleep quality among young students of age group 18-25 in Madhya Pradesh

Authors

Pravin Yerpude¹, Keerti Jogdand¹, Dileep Dandotiya^1,* & Sharad M Manore²

Affiliation

¹Department of Community Medicine, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Psychiatry, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Pravin Yerpude - E-mail: drpravinyerpude@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9429753738

Keerti Jogdand - E-mail: drkeertijogdand@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8980335305
Dileep Dandotiya - E-mail: dr.dileep85@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7389675415
Sharad M Manore - E-mail: drsharadmanore@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8839461749

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

The extensive use of social media by young people is causing worries about how it may affect their physical and mental well-being, especially their ability to sleep. Finding out how common social media addiction is and how it affects sleep quality among students in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, between the ages of 18 and 25, was the goal of this study. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) were used in a cross-sectional study involving 750 college students. Data on demographics and behaviour was gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire. 18.3% of participants were found to be addicted to social media. Higher BSMAS scores were substantially correlated with poorer sleep quality (r = 0.62, p < 0.001). Female gender, early morning usage and more than three hours of daily social media use were all factors that significantly predicted addiction. Those who used social media extensively, posted selfies frequently and experienced digital eye strain had the worst sleep quality. Addiction to social media is strongly linked to young students' poor sleep quality.

Keywords

Social media addiction, sleep quality, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), students, cross-sectional study

Citation

Yerpude et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 794-799 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.