Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 735-742, September 2010

Electronic media use and sleep in school-aged children and adolescents: A review

  • Neralie Cain
    • ,
  • Michael Gradisar

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: c/o School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8201 2324; fax: +61 8 8201 3877.

School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Received 3 December 2009; received in revised form 15 February 2010; accepted 19 February 2010.

Abstract 

Electronic media have often been considered to have a negative impact on the sleep of children and adolescents, but there are no comprehensive reviews of research in this area. The present study identified 36 papers that have investigated the relationship between sleep and electronic media in school-aged children and adolescents, including television viewing, use of computers, electronic gaming, and/or the internet, mobile telephones, and music. Many variables have been investigated across these studies, although delayed bedtime and shorter total sleep time have been found to be most consistently related to media use. A model of the mechanisms by which media use may affect sleep is presented and discussed as a vehicle for future research.

Keywords: Child, Adolescent, Sleep, Media, Technology, Television, Computer

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PII: S1389-9457(10)00163-2

doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2010.02.006

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 735-742, September 2010

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