The association of smartphone addiction, sleep quality and perceived stress amongst Jordanian dental students.

Sarliza Yasmin Sanusi Ola Barakat Al-BataynehYousef Saleh KhaderNorkhafizah Saddki

Published in: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (2021)

Dental students who have high levels of smartphone addiction or high perceived stress levels experienced poor sleep quality. Identifying smartphone addicts amongst students as well as stressors are imperative measures to allow timely assistance and support in the form of educational campaigns, counselling, psychotherapy and stress management.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
physical activity
social support
high school
mental health
oral health
stress induced
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
borderline personality disorder