The mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between problematic use of social networks and cognitive abilities in students

Ahmadi, Hamid Reza; Kiani, Qamar

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Ahmadi H R, Kiani Q. (2025). The mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between problematic use of social networks and cognitive abilities in students. Rooyesh. 14(10), 201-210.
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The mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between problematic use of social networks and cognitive abilities in students

Hamid Reza Ahmadi¹

, Qamar Kiani ^*²

1- Department of Psychology, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran. , t.my.20624@gmail.com

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The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between harmful use of social networks and cognitive abilities in students. The descriptive-correlational research method was structural equation modeling. The statistical population in this study consisted of students of Zanjan Azad University in the academic year 2024-2025, from which 368 people were selected as samples using the convenience sampling method. To collect data, the Social Network Addiction Scale (SMAS, Khajeh Ahmadi et al., 2016), the Cognitive Ability Questionnaire (CAQ, Nejati, 2013), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI, Boyce et al., 1988) were used. Data analysis was performed using the structural equation modeling method. Based on the findings, the proposed model had a favorable fit. The findings showed that harmful use of social networks and sleep quality had a direct and significant effect on cognitive abilities (P<0.05); Also, harmful use of social networks had a direct and significant effect on sleep quality (P<0.05); the results of the bootstrap test also showed that sleep quality played a mediating role in the relationship between harmful use of social networks and cognitive abilities (P<0.05). Overall, the findings showed that harmful use of social networks had a direct and indirect effect on students' cognitive abilities through the mediation of sleep quality.

Keywords: Cognitive Abilities, Sleep Quality, Social Networks, Students.

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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2025/10/28 | Accepted: 2025/11/5 | ePublished: 2025/12/31