Digital Loneliness, Bedtime Procrastination and Psychological Well-being among Midlife Working Women: A Correlational and Predictive Study

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate digital loneliness, bedtime procrastination and psychological wellbeing among midlife working women. The primary objective was to examine relationship between the digital loneliness and psychological wellbeing. It was hypothesized that the digital loneliness would be linked positively with bedtime procrastination and negatively with wellbeing. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used in this research study. The sample consisted of 300 midlife working women selected through the purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by using standardized questionnaires such as UCLA Loneliness Scale, Bedtime Procrastination Scale and WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, measuring all of our study variables. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS, including correlation, and regression. Our results indicated significant relationships among the study variables. Specifically, digital loneliness was associated with bedtime procrastination positively and on the other hand, negatively with psychological wellbeing. The regression analysis further showed that digital loneliness significantly predicted lower levels of wellbeing and higher bedtime procrastination.