Evaluating the Relationship Between Internet Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Long-Term Memory in Young Adults
Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Internet has become a crucial part of human life. The use of internet became problematic when it produces impulsive urges to use internet and affect daily activities, psychological and physical health of an individual. Sleep is the basic need of humans for efficient functioning of the body and brain. Sleep and cognition get affected due to increase in use of internet. The present study is a correlational and comparative study evaluating the relationship between internet addiction and sleep quality of males and females. Additionally, study will also evaluate the relationship of internet addiction with long-term memory of males and females. A total of 60 participants (40 males and 20 females) take part from Indian Institute of Technology, Indore. The tools used were internet addiction test (Kimberley Young) and pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire (David J. Buysse). A survey was conducted to collect data for internet addition and sleep quality. The memory experiment on E-Prime was conducted to evaluate the rate of recall and recognition. The current study found that there is a moderate significant correlation between IA and sleep quality of males (r = .625, p < .001) and females (r = .758, p < .001). There is a significant negative correlation between recall rate and internet addiction in females (r = -.456, p < .05). This study concludes that internet addiction negatively influences sleep quality. It investigates that females have comparatively poorer sleep quality and low recall rate due to internet usage.
Authors: Freya Vyas, Kedarmal Verma
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7150838063