Binge Watching and Sleep Quality Among College Students

Abstract

The prevalence of binge watching is starting to become a major source of addiction among young adults. The objective of the present research was to investigate the relationship between binge watching and sleep quality among college students in Kerala, India, considering a small sample size. The gender differences in the variables binge watching and sleep quality was also analysed. The study was conducted on a sample of 60 students randomly selected from various colleges in Kerala using the convenient sampling method. The sample consisted of young adults of ages 18 to 25. They were provided with Problematic Series Watching Scale (PSWS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires to fill in. Independent sample t-test and Pearson’s Correlation Test were used for statistical analysis. Results revealed that There is no significant gender difference in the dimension of binge watching and poor sleep quality. It was also found that there is no statistically significant correlation between binge watching and poor sleep quality.