ALEXITHYMIA, MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION AND QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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0023-06-18
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KINNAIRD COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship of alexithymia, mobile phone addiction
and quality of sleep among university students. Using correlational research design, a sample
of 300 male and female university students (F= 180; M=120) was approached through
purposive sampling strategy. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Mobile Phone Addiction
Scale- Short Version and Sleep Quality Scale were used for the assessment. The statistical
software SPSS was used for data analysis on the dataset collected for the study. Reliability
analysis, Correlational analysis, Regression analysis, and Independent t-test was done. The
results showed that alexithymia and mobile phone addiction were positively correlated with
the quality of sleep in the sample. Smartphone addiction and alexithymia emerged as
significant positive predictor quality of sleep among university students. However, females
have reported high alexithymia and have reduced quality of sleep than males while gender
differences are not significant in terms of mobile phone addiction. These results highlight the
significance of impact of alexithymia and mobile phone addiction on the quality of sleep in
the students of university. These findings have clear implication as it is beneficial to consider
alexithymia and smartphone addiction when addressing issues on the quality of sleep.