Study on correlation between anxiety symptom, mobile phone dependence and sleep quality of students in a higher vocational college

ObjectiveTo explore the correlation between anxiety symptom, mobile phone dependence and sleep quality of students in a higher vocational college.

MethodsA total of 1 826 higher vocational college students from grade one to grade three in Lu'an Anhui were selected.The mobile phone dependence behavior, anxiety symptom and sleep quality of the research objects were evaluated by the self-rating questionnaire for adolescent problematic mobile phone use (SQAPMPU), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).

ResultsThe detection rate of sleep quality problems in higher vocational college students was 15.6% (285/1 826).Anxiety (OR=3.343, 95%CI:2.545-4.390) and mobile phone dependence (OR=1.910, 95%CI:1.448-2.519) were the independent risk factors of sleep quality problems.The results of stratified analysis showed that the students who had both anxiety symptom and mobile phone dependence had the highest risk of sleep quality problems (OR=4.642, 95%CI:3.315-6.501), compared with those who had anxiety symptom and non-mobile phone dependence (OR=2.100, 95%CI:1.794-2.525), or who had mobile phone dependence and non-anxiety symptom (OR=2.011, 95%CI:1.465-2.759).

ConclusionsThe detection rate of sleep quality problems in higher vocational college students is higher.Anxiety symptom and mobile phone dependence are the risk factors of sleep quality problems.Students with both anxiety symptom and mobile phone dependence have higher risk of sleep quality problems.