Abstract:

The aim of this study is to study the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ) epidemic on the use of smartphones and sleep in adolescents. Tools and Methods: The research is a study of the identifying type and data is collected through the form created by the Google Forms program. 155 students participated in a high school in a clear province. The research data was collected online with the "Smart Phone Addiction Scale Short Form", the "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index", the Pediatric Day Sleep Scale and the "Intense Information Form" prepared by the researcher. In the analysis of data, identifiable, comparative and correlational statistics were used. Results: 56.8 percent of adolescents said they had 8 hours or more of sleep during the COVID-19 epidemic, and 40 percent said they used the smartphone all day. A significant level of positive correlation has been found between adolescent smartphone addiction, day-to-day sleepiness and sleep quality (p<0,05). The results of the regression analysis show that the variation of the day-to-day sleepiness and sleep quality index is 25.2% explained by smartphone addiction. Smart phone addiction has a significant impact on day-to-day sleep and sleep quality (p<0,05). Result: Our study has shown that adolescents with COVID-19 epidemic have a high risk of smartphone addiction and that smartphone addiction affects day-to-day sleep and quality of sleep.

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