The Impact of Using Social Media on Sleep Pattern among Medical Students in Napta College 2026
The Impact of Using Social Media on Sleep Pattern among Medical Students in Napta College 2026
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Date
2026
Authors
Randa Bakri Balla Babkir
Aya Altayeb Soliman Ahmed
Abdalla Abdalrazig Abdalrahman Mohammed
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Napata College
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Background and Aims: The excessive use of social media platforms has been found to have a negative
effect on Sleep Pattern of university students. The results of a study on medical students showed that
students who used social networks and internet more than average had tendency to loneliness and
isolation when they use social media in range of 40 to 60% and this may affect their mental wellbeing.
This study aims to find out the significant factors in students' irregular sleeping patterns, social media
addiction negatively affects their sleep patterns.
Methods: This descriptive cross sectional facility-based study was conducted. In this study, 213
students were chosen to find the impact of too much social media sites use on their sleep patterns, self-
satisfaction, anxiety, and depression. The collected data was analyzed by using the Statistical Package
for Social Sciences program (SPSS version 25
Result: Therefore, the final sample consisted of 213 participants. Female participants were higher than
male. Findings from the data gathered revealed that students were close age group but majority of
students were in age 21-25 years. Students to social media has insignificant negative influence on their
sleep patterns
Conclusion: Facebook, What’s app and YouTube were more frequently type of social media using by
medical students. Medical Students who stated that social media have negative influence on their sleep
patterns
Keywords: Social Media, Mental health, Depression, Satisfaction, Social Comparison, Sleeping.
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Napata College