Internet Addiction and Relationships with Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Self-Esteem in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Designed Study

Farah Younes; Ghinwa Halawi; Hicham Jabbour; Nada El Osta; Latife Karam; Aline Hajj; Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161126

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Internet Addiction and Relationships with Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Self-Esteem in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Designed Study

Farah Younes ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Farah Younes, Ghinwa Halawi

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie clinique et Contrôle de qualité des médicaments, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Ghinwa Halawi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Farah Younes, Ghinwa Halawi

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie clinique et Contrôle de qualité des médicaments, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Hicham Jabbour,

Affiliations Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Nada El Osta,

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Clermont University, University of Auvergne, CROC-EA4847, Centre de Recherche en Odontologie Clinique, BP 10448, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Latife Karam,

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Pharmacy department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Aline Hajj,

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie clinique et Contrôle de qualité des médicaments, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz

* E-mail: lydia.khabbaz@usj.edu.lb

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie clinique et Contrôle de qualité des médicaments, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Internet Addiction and Relationships with Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Self-Esteem in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Designed Study

Farah Younes,
Ghinwa Halawi,
Hicham Jabbour,
Nada El Osta,
Latife Karam,
Aline Hajj,
Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz

Published: September 12, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161126

About the Authors

Farah Younes

Contributed equally to this work with: Farah Younes, Ghinwa Halawi

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie clinique et Contrôle de qualité des médicaments, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Ghinwa Halawi

Contributed equally to this work with: Farah Younes, Ghinwa Halawi

Hicham Jabbour

Affiliations Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Nada El Osta

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Clermont University, University of Auvergne, CROC-EA4847, Centre de Recherche en Odontologie Clinique, BP 10448, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Latife Karam

Affiliations Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Pharmacy department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Aline Hajj

Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz

* E-mail: lydia.khabbaz@usj.edu.lb

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LRK HJ. Performed the experiments: FY GH. Analyzed the data: AH NEO LK. Wrote the paper: LRK.

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