ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2022
Associations Between Adolescents' Daily Digital Technology Use and Sleep.
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- A systematic review on the eating behaviors of youth exceeding electronic device recommendations.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact of Smartphone Use on Brain Function in Adolescence: A Scoping Review.Pediatric reports · 2026Review
- Association Between Smartphone Screen Time and Mental Health Among Korean Adolescents: A National Representative Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Generative Artificial Intelligence Applications Use Among US Youth.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- The Impact of Depression on Bedtime Procrastination in High School Students in Pandemic era: The Mediating Roles of Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Adolescent smartphone use, sleep, and physical activity: daily associations between sensor-based measures in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study.Psychiatry research · 2025Article
- Online harms: Problematic technology use is a public health concern and requires a multistakeholder approach.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
- Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Influence of parental rules about screen electronic device use in the evening on sleep in adolescents.Discover public health · 2025Article
- Feature Contributions and Predictive Accuracy in Modeling Adolescent Daytime Sleepiness Using Machine Learning: The MeLiSA Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Daily links between objective smartphone use and sleep among adolescents.Journal of adolescence · 2024Article
- The Impact of Social Media Use on Sleep and Mental Health in Youth: a Scoping Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Article
- Not Just Time on Social Media: Experiences of Online Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Worse Sleep Quality for Black, Latinx, Asian, and Multi-racial Young Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
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- Daily and average associations of physical activity, social media use, and sleep among adolescent girls during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of sleep research · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study on sleep length, quality, and mobile phone use among Moroccan adolescents.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough studies have found associations between greater digital technology use and poorer sleep health among adolescents, these studies typically rely on self-reported sleep and cross-sectional designs. This study applied an ecological momentary assessment design to examine how adolescents' daily digital technology use relates to self-reported sleep and wearable-recorded sleep duration.
methodsA socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample of 388 adolescents completed daily surveys of their digital technology use (i.e., messages sent, time for academics, time for leisure) and sleep for 2 weeks. Sleep duration was recorded through wearable devices among a subsample of 254 adolescents for an average of 3.4 days.
resultsAdolescents who reported spending more time using digital technology for nonacademic purposes than their peers reported both shorter self-reported sleep duration and later bedtime (between-person associations). Adolescents who sent more messages than their peers also had shorter sleep duration as recorded by wearable devices. In contrast, few associations were observed when comparisons were made within-individuals with adolescents used as their own controls.
conclusionsConsistent with prior research, adolescents who reported greater nonacademic daily digital technology use relative to their peers exhibited worse sleep outcomes as measured via self-reports and wearable devices. However, associations with sleep outcomes were weak and inconsistent when adolescents were used as their own controls. Future research should continue to explore between- and within-person associations between digital technology use and sleep to understand potential key differences.
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