Recent Innovations in Psychology

Recent Innovations in Psychology

The Structural Model of Sleep Disorders Based on Attitude towards Body Image with the Mediating Role of Internet Addiction Among Medical Sciences Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Zahra Kalaei 1
Razieh Hemmati 1
Sorour Nezadi Niyasar 2
Mahmoud Nematollahi 3
1 MSc. Student in in Clinical Psychology, Qom Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
2 MSc. Student in Educational Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
3 MSc. Student in General Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
10.22034/rip.2025.500956.1084
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the structural model of sleep disorders based on attitude towards body image, with the mediating role of internet addiction among medical science students. The research method was correlational, utilizing structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of students from the Islamic Azad University, Qom medical branch, during the first semester of the academic year 2023-2024. A sample of 200 students was selected using convenience sampling, and they completed the Sleep Disorder Questionnaire (SDQ), the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). The results indicated a significant relationship between attitude towards body image and internet addiction with sleep disorders (P < 0.01). Attitude towards body image and internet addiction explained 43% of the variance in sleep disorders. Attitude towards body image and internet addiction had a direct effect on sleep disorders (P < 0.01). The mediating role of internet addiction in the relationship between attitude towards body image and sleep disorders was confirmed (P < 0.01). It can be concluded that attitude towards body image and internet addiction are significant factors contributing to sleep disorders among medical science students.
Keywords
body image
internet addiction
sleep disorders
Subjects
 
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Recent Innovations in Psychology
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 8
Autumn 2025
Pages 91-105

  • Receive Date 20 January 2025
  • Revise Date 21 February 2025
  • Accept Date 03 March 2025
  • First Publish Date 07 March 2025