Hubungan Antara Durasi Penggunaan Smartphone Pada Malam Hari Dengan Tingkat Stres Mahasiswa

Background: Smartphones are the first things users see in the morning and the last things seen before going to bed. Smartphones have advanced capabilities in other words, smartphones can be categorized as mini computers that have many functions and users can use them whenever and wherever. The convenience facilities on a smartphone can make a student not feel the negative impact of using a smartphone. Students as smartphone users only think in simple terms, they don't care about managing their personal and social lives. This makes a student more busy and active in using smartphones in college life, resulting in stressful conditions in his academic life, These stress conditions encourage behavioral changes in students such as decreased interest and effectiveness, decreased energy, tend to express cynical views on others, feelings of anger, disappointment, frustration, confusion, hopelessness and weaken responsibility. Research objective: to determine the relationship between the duration of smartphone use at night and the stress level of students. Methods: This study used a quantitative observational method using a cross sectional approach. The sample criteria taken were 18-24 years old. The procedure for collecting samples using random sampling. The duration of smartphone use was measured using the clock and the level of stress was measured using the Depresion Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42). Results: Based on the Spearman's correlation test to the variable duration of smartphone use and stress levels, the Sig. (2 tailed) = 0.002 (