Association between Facebook Dependence and Poor Sleep Quality: A Study in a Sample of Undergraduate Students in Peru

Isabella Wolniczak; José Alonso Cáceres-DelAguila; Gabriela Palma-Ardiles; Karen J. Arroyo; Rodrigo Solís-Visscher; Stephania Paredes-Yauri; Karina Mego-Aquije; Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059087

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Association between Facebook Dependence and Poor Sleep Quality: A Study in a Sample of Undergraduate Students in Peru

Isabella Wolniczak,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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José Alonso Cáceres-DelAguila ,

* E-mail: u711594@upc.edu.pe

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Gabriela Palma-Ardiles,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Karen J. Arroyo,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Rodrigo Solís-Visscher,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Stephania Paredes-Yauri,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Karina Mego-Aquije,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru
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Association between Facebook Dependence and Poor Sleep Quality: A Study in a Sample of Undergraduate Students in Peru

Isabella Wolniczak,
José Alonso Cáceres-DelAguila,
Gabriela Palma-Ardiles,
Karen J. Arroyo,
Rodrigo Solís-Visscher,
Stephania Paredes-Yauri,
Karina Mego-Aquije,
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

Published: March 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059087

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