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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

Internet use and its impact on internalizing disorder symptoms and sleep in adolescents with an evening circadian preference.

Lauren D Asarnow, Caitlin E Gasperetti, Nicole B Gumport, Allison G Harvey

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Lauren D AsarnowDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Caitlin E GasperettiDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
Nicole B GumportDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
Allison G HarveyDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

Funding

Triple Vulnerability? Circadian Tendency, Sleep Deprivation and AdolescenceR01HD071065 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI HARVEY, ALLISON G · 2012 to 2025
$6.4M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING CONSORTIUM IN AFFECTIVE SCIENCET32MH020006 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI GROSS, JAMES J, JOHNSON, SHERI L · 1998 to 2018
$5.9M
Reducing Risk: A Comprehensive mHealth Sleep Health Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression and Anxiety DisordersK23MH116520 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ASARNOW, LAUREN · 2018 to 2023
$854k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD071065NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH116520NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH020006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesThis study sought to examine the relationship between internet use, sleep, and internalizing disorder symptoms in adolescents with an evening circadian preference.

methodsOne hundred seventy-two adolescents aged 10-18 years with an evening circadian preference completed a week of sleep diaries and questionnaires about internet use and internalizing disorder symptoms.

resultsAdolescents reported internet use for 3.81 hours on weekdays and 5.44 hours on weekends, with > 90% having access to both a computer with internet and a personal cell phone. A majority of adolescents used the internet from 4-8 pm (71%) and from 9-11 pm (62%). Common online activities included listening to music (77%), watching videos (64%), communicating with others (64%), and doing homework (58%). Late-night internet use (9-11 pm) was associated with more internalizing disorder symptoms. Middle-of-the-night internet use (midnight-5 am) was associated with a later bedtime, shorter total sleep time, and more internalizing disorder symptoms. Adolescents used the internet to fulfill social needs, to avoid or combat boredom, or for maladaptive activities. Using the internet for social interaction or avoidance/boredom was associated with higher internalizing disorder symptoms. Using the internet for maladaptive reasons was associated with more late-night and middle-of-the-night use.

conclusionsAdolescent internet use late at night and in the middle of the night is common. Internet use may be motivated by desires for social connection, by boredom/avoidance, or for maladaptive behaviors. Because middle-of-the-night internet use was associated with higher internalizing disorder symptoms and worse sleep, it presents as a potential target for intervention. CITATION: Asarnow LD, Gasperetti CE, Gumport NB, Harvey AG. Internet use and its impact on internalizing disorder symptoms and sleep in adolescents with an evening circadian preference.

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Circadian RhythmSleep Wake DisordersAdolescentHumansInternet UseSleepSurveys and QuestionnairesTime Factorsadolescentscircadianeveningness chronotypeinternalizing disordersinternet use

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PMID34606439
PMCPMC8494100

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