SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Exploring the Effects of Problematic Internet Use on Adolescent Sleep: A Systematic Review.
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- A systematic review of school-based interventions to promote digital resilience in children.The British journal of developmental psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Devices Use and Sleep in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Clusters of 24-hour movement behavior and diet and their relationship with health indicators among youth: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Digital Addiction Training on University Students' Digital Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Orexin-A Levels: Randomized Controlled Trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Five-week of solution-focused group counseling successfully reduces internet addiction among college students: A pilot study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Trial
- Not coping with stress and screen-time: mixed methods.International journal of circumpolar health · 2026Article
- Transitions in Co-occurring Problematic Internet Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: A Dual-Systems Perspective.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Secondary benefits of residential treatment camp for parents of adolescents with problematic internet use.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Social Connectedness Buffering the Interaction Between Problematic Internet Use and Psychopathological Symptoms Among Adolescents: Undirected and Bayesian Network Analyses.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Physical Activity-Sedentary Behaviour Profiles and Associated Lifestyle Characteristics in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Sleep disturbance and problematic internet use in adolescents with and without major depressive disorder: a comparative study.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a residential treatment camp for adolescents with problematic Internet use in Japan: A 3-month follow-up pilot controlled study.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- From loneliness to internet addiction in adolescents: disentangling the within-person mediating role of rumination via RI-CLPM.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Excessive Internet use and depressive symptom levels in adolescents with depressive disorders: chain mediation of social anxiety and sleep quality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Metaverse dependency as a psychosomatic risk of immersive platforms: development and validation of the Metaverse Dependency-Related Experiences Scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Loneliness, problematic digital media use, and nutritional-metabolic vulnerability in adolescents from single-parent households: an integrative review of eating- and sleep-related pathways.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Regional Disparities in Self-Harming Behaviour Among Indonesian Adolescents in Relation to Online Gaming Addiction and Cyberbullying Victimization.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Mental vulnerability, family dysfunction, and digital exposure: Overlooked burdens in populations with noncommunicable chronic diseases.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Predictors of Problematic Internet Use Among Romanian High School Students.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An ecological analysis of sleep health across five African-origin populations spanning the epidemiologic transition.Sleep health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Adolescent suse internet via several devices to gather information or communicate. Sleep, as a key factor of adolescents' development, contributes to their physical and mental health. Over the past decades insufficient sleep among adolescents has been wide spread, and one of its attributing factors is the increased availability of technology. This review aims to investigate the body of evidence regarding the impact of problematic internet use on adolescent sleep. Extensive search of databases was performed according to PRISMA guidelines for studies published within the last decade, regarding subjects aged 10-19. The final step of the search yielded 12 original studies. The quality of extracted data was evaluated with the AXIS tool, in order to estimate the risk of bias. All studies showed a negative correlation between adolescent sleep and problematic internet use. It was found to affect sleep quality and quantity and provoke insomnia symptoms. Interestingly, adolescent's sex, parental educational level, type of family and use for leisure or academic reasons appeared as affecting factors of the problematic internet use-sleep relationship. Problematic internet use has several effects on adolescents' sleep. Results of relevant studies should be embedded in educational interventions addressed to adolescents as well as parents, to eliminate the negative outcomes of problematic internet use on sleep and adolescence's health in general.
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