Prevalence of social media addiction and its related factors among students of nursing and midwifery in Iranian context: A cross-sectional study

Background and aims: This study aimed to identify the status of social media addiction (SMA) and some related factors in nursing and midwifery students in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 284 Nursing and Midwifery students participated. The study was conducted from October 4, 2021 to February 16, 2022. Sampling was done by simple random method. The data collection tool was Bergen’s Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 22. Pearson correlation and multivariate linear regression tests were used to analyze the data. Results: 234 (82.39%) of the students had some level of social media addiction. There was a statistically significant relationship between the hours of using social media during the day and the duration of using these media with addiction (β=0.537, P0.05). A statistically significant relationship was also between SMA and students’ academic performance (β=-0.412, P