Effect of the Circadian Rhythm on Social Network Service Addiction

• Published in: International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology(IJACT) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 16 - 22
• Main Authors: 홍선연, 박강우, 김태선
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 국제문화기술진흥원 30.06.2018
• Subjects: 과학기술학; Engineering department; Circadian Rhythm; Social Network Service Addiction; Nursing department
• ISSN: 2288-7202; 2288-7318
• DOI: 10.17703/IJACT.2018.6.2.16

This study is a descriptive survey research to investigate the effect of the circadian rhythm of the college students in different departments on the addiction to SNS. The subjects of this study were 150 freshman students in the Department of Nursing in K university, a four-year university located in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, and 130 freshmen students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in K Engineering university located in the same city. In this study, the difference of circadian rhythm and SNS addiction was analyzed among the subjects in different departments. The result showed that the circadian rhythm was not significantly different between the departments, but SNS addiction showed significant difference between the departments.