The Relationship Between Student Sleep Deprivation and their Compulsive

Utilization of Smartphone of UC SHS STEM students.

Gretchen Bagnisen, Jessielyn Camado, Justin EJ Elaydo, Kenny Dale Gay-yaman, Sheanna Mae Nidoy, Moraine
Gaile Ricablanca, Mayne Stephanie Terrado
University of the Cordilleras, Senior High School

Abstract
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Keywords: Sleep Deprivation, Smartphones Addiction, Compulsive Utilization, Sleep.

INTRODUCTION 13-21 which are the group of young adults, teenagers,

(Sheldon, 2015) Argues that sleep is among
the most important, common, and potentially treatable
health risks among teens. Sleep need varies for
different people (Ferrara and De Gennaro, 2001). For
example, research has been done that women have a
greater sleep need than men. Some individuals may
need more or less sleep than the average and they are
categorized as long vs short sleepers (Aeschbach et al.,
2003) the extent to which someone can be categorized
as either of both is by their sleeping habits. The
morning types ‘larks’ are known as short sleepers
because they mostly require lower sleep need while
evening types or ‘owls’ are the long sleepers in the
sense that they require greater sleep need and have
more irregular sleep need. (Taillard, Phillip and
Bioulac,1999)
Certain studies state (Schoenborn and Adams,
2010) that adolescents and adults are sleeping less
than 7 hours per night which is lower than the
minimum hours of the time of sleep of this age group
should have. In the extent that this amount at which
physiological and neurobehavioral problems like
deficits, lapses of attention, slowed memory, reduced
cognitive throughput and bad mood will develop and
become more progressively worse under some
conditions (Van Dongen, Maislin, Mullington, and
Dinges, 2013). A study (Pallesen et al., 2012) showed
an increase in sleep onset problems among teens
between 2007-2011 and conclude rapid declines in
teens’ sleep duration over the course of a century
(Metricciani, Olds, and Petkov, 2012). With that, it
appears that a growing number of people who are
struggling with sleep problems are in the age group of
or adolescents.
Given the information on sleep and the onset
problems we might have from sleep deterioration we
aim to know if technology excessive use may be one
of the factors that cause it
Smartphones nowadays are rapidly
increasing and undeniably that it has contributed a
lot for people and their daily lives (Strayer, Drews,
and Crouch, 2016) but on the other hand, utilization
of these devices might often lead to a compulsive
perspective that initiates smartphones addiction.
Scholars (Demirci, Orphan, Semirdas, Akpinar, and
Sert, 2014) argues that smartphone addiction as
overuse of smartphones to the extent that it is a
disturbance to users, this leads to compulsive
utilization of these devices whatever the reasons
are; social media use, internet games, academic
purposes and else.
With that, this research study had a great
interest to know if there is or there isn’t a
relationship between the two concepts discussed:
the teenagers’ sleep procrastination and compulsive
smartphone use. The aim of this study is the discuss
the relevance or compulsive usage of mobile
devices and prove if smartphones use is a factor that
can affect one’s psychological being (Bano et al.,
2019) that including sleeping patterns and so.
In this study, there are terminologies that
need further discussion. First is sleep, it is a
biological process and state where a body
reoccurrence rest; it is also where one’s awareness
and consciousness in the environment is reduced.
 The second is sleep deprivation, it is one of the
known sleep disorders and it is an effect in which a
person is not having sufficient sleep for a cycle.
This terminology is compulsive, it is defined as
Resulting from or relating to doing something
irresistible urge, especially one’s conscious wishes.
Fourth is utilization, it is by means of using
something personally. Fifth is adolescents, these are
people who are in the state or process of growing up
or developing; teenagers.
The significance of this study is that it may
provide a great answer for some fields for future
purposes. It will prove any assumption or
hypothesis have regarding this topic. The findings
of this study will be beneficial and informative for
the reason that, majority of the individuals should
be educated by the results and how certain aspects
affect or relate to one of their basic necessities
which is sleep. It is most beneficial to teenagers
knowingly that the majority are smartphone users
and have an addiction. The outcomes may affect
them in which it may help them further or educate
them what are the relations. This study will be
conducted to 30 individuals aged 1520. So this
study can have first-hand experience that may lead
to the most accurate outcome possible regarding the
topic or the purpose of this study.
This research is primarily focused only on
assessing what are the relations between teenagers’
sleep deterioration and smartphone use addiction
nowadays.
Possible limitations of this study are the population is
small, and the sample chosen might be in one certain
age; past research that is connected in this topic is not
quite available. The respondent’s sleeping patterns
might change at the time of questioning or doing the
survey.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and
determine the level of relationship between sleep
deprivation and addiction to smartphone use among
teenagers, Furthermore, it aims to answer the ff.
questions.
1. What is the degree of sleep deprivation of
teenagers towards the compulsive use of
smartphones?
2.What is the level of utilization of smartphones?
3.What relationship exists between teenagers
sleep deprivation and their compulsive utilization of
smartphones?
METHODOLOGY
This chapter represents the following method used
by the researchers to gather data from the sample
respondents to determine the findings of the
research study.
Research Design
The research employs a correlational research
design that will focus on finding if there is a
relationship between the two variables in the
study using the quantitative method. This research
aims to identify the relationship of sleep
deprivation to students’ tendency to manifest
compulsive utilization of smartphones.
Sampling Procedure
The researchers will use a quota sampling method
in collecting data from the sample respondents
representing a certain population. In this method,
the researchers will consider the total population
of the Senior High School students from the
University of the Cordilleras in Grade 11 with 601
students and Grade 12 with 728 students with an
overall number of 1,329 and divide it from the
number of different sections there are in the strand
of Science, Technology, and Mathematics
(STEM). Thus, the researchers will be able to
collect data from the sample population with a
number of 100 Senior High School students in the
strand of STEM.
Research Instrument:
In this study, the researchers will use online
survey questionnaires to collect data from the
respondents. All respondents will be given time to
answer the survey questionnaires that have 10
questions each per statement of the problem that
will determine the findings of the research study.
Population and Locale
The research respondents are all in the strand of Students
Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) Grade 12 30 66.67%
from Grade 11 to 12 of the University of the Students
Cordilleras that consist of a total of 1,329 Senior Total: 45 100%
High School students wherein the researcher will
administer and conduct the online survey from the RESULTS
a sample population of 100 respondents.
This portion will discuss the Statistical tool
Data Gathering Procedure
that will be utilize by the current study. The
Due to limited resources, the general study will researchers will follow all the following test such
focused on using a quota sampling method to as getting the Mean/Average which will answer
accommodate the sample population of the the all the question that is mentioned on the SOP.
following Grade 11 to 12 Senior High School To determine the level of relatability of
students of The University of Cordilleras to gather sleep deprivation of STEM students of University
all the necessary data for this research. In regards of the Cordillera to their compulsive using of
to the ethical standards of research, the smartphones, the researchers will follow the
researchers will first provide a consent form to all criteria of Jonald L. Pimentel. (2010). Table 2.1
the participants of the study before directing them n −1
shows the criteria of Pimentel (2010). Using
to the actual procedure wherein the researchers n
will distribute the link of an online survey to get the formula to derive the interval to be used
questionnaire using a google form to all the in 4-point scale.
respondents. Thus, all the information collected LIKERT INTERVAL DESCRIPTION RESULTS
will be compiled by the researchers to determine SCALE
the findings of the study. 1 1.00-1.75 Strongly Very Low
Disagree
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND
2 1.76-2.50 Disagree Low
INTERPRETATION OF DATA
3 2.51-3.25 Agree High
The objectives of this research aims to
identify the relationship of sleep deprivation to 4 3.26-4.0 Strongly Very High
students’ tendency to manifest compulsive Agree
utilization of smartphones of STEM students in Table 2.1: Criteria of Pimentel (2010) for a Likert
University of the Cordilleras. scale questions.
This chapter illustrates the data gathered in
Table 3.2-3.4 shows the questions in the given
the Level of relatability of sleep deprivation of
survey form through google forms. This table will
STEM students of University of the Cordillera to
measure the Mean/Average of each question to
their compulsive using of smartphones. It also determine the Level of Relatability of Sleep
provide a statistical data relative to the problems Deprivation to compulsive using of Smartphones.
posted in the SOP. In this study, the researches
has the STEM senior high students as their Table 3.2
respondents.

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE

RESPONDENTS
Table 1.1 shows a demographic profile of
the respondents of this study. The total
respondents in the current study is 45 respondents.
Frequency Percentage
Grade 11 15 33.33%

Table 3.3
Table 3.4
DISCUSSION
The tables shown above summarizes the
responds from the survey through google forms
gives visualization on the relatability between
sleep deprivation and compulsive smartphone
usage that this study is trying to assess. As a
matter of fact the two factors the researchers are
trying to evaluate are highly related in some
aspects of the sample population. The high
interpretation suggest an overall rating of 90% and
shows a 10% Low interpretation.
This indicates that majority of the sample
population from University of Cordilleras STEM
students are mostly affect their sleep behavior
because of compulsive utilization of smartphones.
The researchers have come up with a conclusion
that the two factors mentioned affect the both
issues and so far their daily routine due to bad
sleeping behavior.
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