I am GUO Dingkang, a student from BNBU, and I am conducting this survey for my EAP II academic research project to explore how nocturnal social media use affects university students’ sleep quality.
1.Participation is voluntary and you may quit at any time. 2.No personal identifiers will be collected; all responses are anonymous. 3.Data are used only for this project and will be securely stored. 4.Please contact campus counseling if you have severe sleep problems.
1. What is your gender? Male Female Prefer not to say
2. Which faculty are you from? FHSS (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) FBM (Faculty of Business and Management) SCC (Faculty of Science and Creative Culture) FST (Faculty of Science and Technology) Other
3. What is your current year of study? First-year student Second-year student Third-year student Fourth-year student
4. On average, when do you start using social media at night (after 22:00)? Before 23:00 23:00-23:59 00:00-00:59 After 01:00
5. On average, how much total time do you spend on social media before getting to sleep? Less than 30 minutes 30-60 minutes 1-2 hours More than 2 hours
6. To what extent do you agree that nocturnal social media use delays your bedtime? Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
7. To what extent do you agree that the psychological need to stay updated (FOMO) at night influences your nocturnal social media use and sleep quality? Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
8. Do you intentionally view certain types of content when using social media at night? Yes No
9. Do you agree that unconscious social media use (such as scrolling short videos) reduces sleep quality? Agree Disagree
10. Rank the following factors by how much they affect your sleep (1 = Most impactful, 5 = Least impactful) Duration of nocturnal social media use mindless social media use (e.g., scrolling through TikTok without a specific goal) Fear of missing out (FOMO) Type of content viewed
11. After using social media at night, how would you rate your overall sleep quality? Very poor Poor Good Very good
12. What is your main purpose or motivation for using social media at night? (You may choose more than one) Relaxation (such as scrolling short videos) Social interaction (such as chatting with friends) Information seeking (such as reading news or updates) Killing time or procrastination Emotional comfort or distraction
13. What makes you use social media at night before sleep?