Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship among smartphone addiction, physical activity level, fatigue and sleep quality in university students. 140 university students were included in the study. Demographic data of the participants were recorded. In addition, smartphone addiction scale short form, international physical activity questionnaire short form, fatigue severity scale and Pittsburg sleep quality index were applied. The age range of our study was 18-32, and 140 students with a mean age of 20.88±2.43 and a body mass index (BMI) of 22.19±4.16 were included in the study. It was determined that there was a positive moderate correlation between smartphone addiction and fatigue severity scale (p<0.05). There was no correlation between smartphone addiction scale and physical activity level(p>0.05). There was no correlation between smartphone addiction and sleep quality (p>0.05). There was a negative weak correlation between physical activity level and fatigue severity scale (p<0.05). In our study, it was observed that the fatigue levels of students increased with the increase in smartphone addiction, which has become widespread in recent years. We think that reducing the time spent with the smartphone will have a reducing effect on the severity of fatigue of the students.

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