Associations between Excessive Social Media Usage and Sleep Quality among UMBY Psychology Students

Abstract

It is a fundamental human requirement to meet the basic needs that are necessary for continued existence. One of the most crucial and fundamental basic needs is that of sleep. In the event that the necessity for sleep is not fulfilled, the subsequent requirement will be unable to function optimally. The human body is capable of functioning normally when the physiological need for sleep is met. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the excessive use of social media and sleep quality among psychology students at Mercu Buana University, Yogyakarta. The hypothesis to be tested is that there is a negative relationship between excessive use of social media and sleep quality. The sampling method employed was purposive sampling. The subjects of this study were 100 students from the psychology faculty at Mercu Buana University, Yogyakarta. The data collection method employed in this study utilises the Excessive Social Media Use Scale and the Sleep Quality Scale M. The data analysis technique employed is the product moment correlation. The results of the data analysis indicated a correlation coefficient (r) of rxy = -0.728 and a p-value of p = 0.00 (p < 0.050). The results of the study indicate a negative correlation between excessive social media use and sleep quality. The variable of excessive social media use accounts for 52.9% of the total effect. As social media use increases, sleep quality decreases. Conversely, as social media use decreases, sleep quality
increases.

Keywords: excessive use of social media, sleep quality, student