ArticleBMC public health2023
Mobile phone dependency and sleep quality in college students during COVID-19 outbreak: the mediating role of bedtime procrastination and fear of missing out.
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- A meta-analytic reliability generalization study of the Bedtime Procrastination Scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Perceived Stress on Sleep Procrastination in College Students: A Chain-Mediated Role Between Depression and Inhibitory Control.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Social Media Use, Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), Sleep Disturbance, and Physical Health Complaints: A Social Media Content Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Who are more vulnerable to FoMO? Predictors and moderators of FoMO among Dutch adolescents.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Fear of missing out (FoMO) in the digital age: implications for academic productivity and sleep quality among Saudi university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The chain mediation effect of self-regulation and pre-sleep smartphone use on the relationship between smartphone dependence and bedtime procrastination among college students.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity motivation is inversely associated with anxiety: a cross-sectional serial mediation analysis involving smartphone addiction symptoms and sleep quality in medical undergraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relationships of mobile phone duration and unlock counts with sleep: double machine learning and traditional statistical methods.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity and sleep quality among college students: a cross-sectional analysis of bedtime procrastination, social jetlag, and chronotype.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Loneliness, problematic digital media use, and nutritional-metabolic vulnerability in adolescents from single-parent households: an integrative review of eating- and sleep-related pathways.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- The role of FoMO and nomophobia in explaining the relationship between doomscrolling and poor sleep quality.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Correlation Coefficients Between Fear of Missing Out and Sleep Health Dimensions.Psychological reports · 2025Review
- Associations Between Both Smartphone Addiction and Objectively Measured Smartphone Use and Sleep Quality and Duration Among University Students: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Association Between Smartphone Attachment and Mental Health in Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2025Article
- Mapping the links between problematic smartphone use, exercise procrastination, and self-control: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Associations between mobile phone involvement, BMI levels, and sleep quality among Chinese university students: evidence from a multi-regional large-scale survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Active nudging towards digital well-being: reducing excessive screen time on mobile phones and potential improvement for sleep quality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and sleep disorders in adolescents: a chain-mediated model of anxiety and mobile phone dependence.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The mediating effect of rumination and fear of missing out between mobile phone addiction and sleep quality among college students.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Association Between Bedtime Procrastination, Sleep Quality, and Problematic Smartphone Use in Adolescents: A Mediation Analysis.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between mobile phone dependency, bedtime procrastination, FoMO, and sleep quality among college students during the COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, we examined whether bedtime procrastination and FoMO mediate the relationship between mobile phone dependency and sleep quality.
methodsA total of 881 college students completed an online survey in May 2022 in Shanghai, China. Mobile Phone Involvement Questionnaire, Bedtime Procrastination Scale, Fear of Missing Out Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to assess mobile phone dependency, bedtime procrastination, fear of missing out, and sleep quality, respectively. Multiple linear regression and mediation analysis were conducted.
resultsThe correlation analyses indicated mobile phone dependency was positively associated with fear of missing out, bedtime procrastination, and poor sleep quality among college students. The structural equation modeling analyses revealed that mobile phone dependency had significant indirect effects on sleep quality through bedtime procrastination (indirect effect: 0.030, 95%CI: 0.022-0.041) and fear of missing out (indirect effect: 0.013, 95%CI: 0.003-0.023).
conclusionThe findings indicated that bedtime procrastination and fear of missing out are mediators mediating the relationship between mobile phone dependency with sleep quality. Bedtime procrastination and fear of missing out should be considered as potential intervention targets for reducing mobile phone dependency and improving sleep quality in college students.
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