Examining the Relationship Between Smartphone Addiction and Depression, Sleep, Quality of Life, And Pain Among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aims to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and depression, sleep quality, quality of life, fear of contracting COVID-19 and increased pain in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. 350 students studying at universities in Turkey were included in the study. Smartphone addiction levels of students were measured with the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), and sleep quality and disorders were measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to measure depression status, and Short Form 36 (SF-36) was used to measure quality of life. A positive and low-level significant relationship was found between smartphone addiction and sleep quality and depression level (p