Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between bedtime Compulsive Social Media Use (CSMU) on students' sleep quality in the Copperbelt Colleges of Education, Zambia. Mixed method was utilised to solicit data from a sample of five hundred and seventy-nine (579) college students who were drawn from three (3) public and three (3) private colleges. Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale were utilised for data collection. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Science, whereas qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings showed provision of pleasure as motive that compiled students to use social media during bedtime. Besides, it was established that students were spending less than 8 hours of sleep. However, the negative correlation between CSMU and sleep quality was evident. Therefore, the study recommends that college managements should conduct awareness programs to educate students on the negative effects of excessive usage of social media, particularly during bedtime. KEY WORDS: Bedtime; Social Media; College Students; Quality of Sleep; Copperbelt Zambia.
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