Quantity, Content, and Context Matter: Associations Among Social Technology Use and Sleep Habits in Early Adolescents

This study aimed to investigate the associations of social technology access and content, bedtime behaviors, parental phone restrictions, and timing and duration of sleep on school nights in early adolescents. Adolescents (aged 11–15 years, n = 772) in the Northeast U.S. completed an online survey d...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2021-07, Vol.69 (1), p.162-165
Main Authors: Charmaraman, Linda, Richer, Amanda M., Ben-Joseph, Elana Pearl, Klerman, Elizabeth B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Behavior
Habits
Health behavior
Humans
Mobile phones
Mobile use
Parents & parenting
Risk taking
Screen time
Sleep
Social environment
Social Media
Social networks
Surveys and Questionnaires
Technology
Teenagers
YouTube
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate the associations of social technology access and content, bedtime behaviors, parental phone restrictions, and timing and duration of sleep on school nights in early adolescents. Adolescents (aged 11–15 years, n = 772) in the Northeast U.S. completed an online survey during or after school in spring 2019. Quantity of social technology use (e.g., checking social media, problematic internet behaviors, mobile use), content viewed (e.g., emotional or violent videos, risky behaviors), and social context (e.g., bedtime behaviors, starting social media at an early age) were significantly related to later bedtimes and fewer hours of sleep on school nights. Parental rules restricting mobile phone and online use before bed and obtaining a smartphone at a later age were associated with increased sleep time and earlier bedtime. Quantity, content, and context of social technology use may affect sleep timing and duration in early adolescents.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.09.035