1.Internet Addiction Among Undergraduate Students: Effect on Eating Behaviours and Sleep Quality
Nur Adila Zulhizam ; Divya Vanoh ; Nur Syakirah Arissa Mohd Salleh
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2023;19(No.5):123-129
Introduction: Internet addiction is one of the major issues among university students which affected not only their
academic performance but also their sleep quality and eating behaviours. Thus, this study aims to investigate the
association between internet addiction and eating behavior, with sleep quality among undergraduate students at
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 107 university students
to obtain data regarding their internet addiction, eating behaviour, and sleep quality through a series of validated
questionnaires. The Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis test had been used for the univariate analysis
while binary logistic regression was the multivariate analysis. Significance was set as a p-value less than 0.05. Results: A total of 54.2% of the participants showed mild internet addiction and 59.8% of them had poor sleep quality.
Severe internet addiction was significantly associated with highest scores in all the eating behaviour. Individuals who
were overweight had the highest score for emotional eating. Furthermore, no association was found between internet
addiction and eating behavior with sleep quality in both the univariate and multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Internet addiction may affect an individual`s eating behaviour and may potentially lead to several health complications
in the future. Those who were overweight tend to be emotional eaters. Although, no significant factors were associated with sleep quality, future research should be done involving other parameters such as physical activity level,
biochemical data and comorbidities.


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