J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2019 Aug;21(3):231-238. 10.7586/jkbns.2019.21.3.231.

Relationships between Smartphone Usage, Sleep Patterns and Nursing Students' Learning Engagement

• Choi S

• KMID: 2457604
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2019.21.3.231

Abstract

PURPOSE
In 2015, South Korea had the highest global smartphone penetration (88%). However, smartphone addiction can seriously disrupt daily life and have a major negative impact on academic achievement.
METHODS
A structured questionnaire was completed by 250 nursing students for this descriptive study.
RESULTS
Students who were older, more satisfied with their major, exercised, and used their smartphone for less than 30 minutes before sleeping had higher learning engagement than those who were younger, less satisfied, did not exercise and used their smartphone for more than three hours. Quality of sleep and smartphone addiction were negatively correlated as was quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness. Interestingly, sleep pattern did not impact learning engagement directly.
CONCLUSION
Smartphone usage influences learning engagement of nursing students rather than their sleeping patterns, which suggests a need to develop self-disciplining strategies for smartphone use to enhance learning engagement.

Keyword

Students, Nursing; Learning; Smartphone; Sleep

MeSH Terms

Humans
Korea
Learning*
Nursing*
Smartphone*
Students, Nursing