Beyond Screen Time: Smartphone Dependency, Sleep Disruption, and Emotional Regulation Among Young Adults—A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey
Sudharani B. Banappagoudar, Nader Alnomasy, Shimaa Ramadan Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Hafez · 2026
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Sudharani Banappagoudar and three co-authors survey phone dependence, sleep, and mood control in young adults in a 2026 study. Phones are constant companions at that age, and heavy use often travels with broken sleep and shaky handling of feelings. Data on the three-way link is scarce, most of all for nursing students.
An anonymous web survey spread through social media and snowball sharing gathered adults aged 18 and up. It measured problem phone use, sleep trouble, and trouble steering feelings. The team then tested whether poor sleep sits in the middle, carrying part of the phone's effect on mood control.
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| CREATOR | Sudharani B. Banappagoudar, Nader Alnomasy, Shimaa Ramadan Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Hafez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |