Impact of Social Media Usage on Sleep and Eye Health: A Survey Study Among University Students

Abstract

Social media has become essential for university students, particularly during the pandemic, however, excessive late-night use can disrupt sleep due to screen light and impacting overall well-being and academic performance. Therefore, it is important to examine the purposes for which social networking sites are used and the effect of social media on sleep health among students. For the present study exploratory research design was adopted and the data was collected through google forms. The results indicated that, majority of the students were female, highest per cent belonged to 20-24 years age group, nearly seventy per cent were under graduates, students were using all major social media platforms daily to know the latest news and to chat with friends. The high social media usage of social media had high impact on their vison and led to late bedtimes.