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ERIC Number: EJ1277300
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1751-2271
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Impact of Electronic Device Usage before Bedtime on Sleep and Attention in Adolescents
de Oliveira, Maria Luiza Cruz; de Nogueira Holanda, Francisco Wilson; Valdez, Pablo; de Almondes, Katie Moraes; de Azevedo, Carolina Virgínia Macedo
Mind, Brain, and Education, v14 n4 p376-386 Nov 2020
Excessive usage of electronic devices delays bedtime and increases nighttime arousal, reducing sleep duration of adolescents in the morning shift. The impacts of media use before bedtime (MBB) on sleep patterns and components of morning attention were evaluated in 89 adolescents (15.8 ± 0.8 years) using sleep questionnaires and a continuous performance task. Multivariate multiple regression analysis was used to examine relationships of MBB, chronotype, and gender with sleep and attention. Smartphones were found to be the most frequently used device before bedtime. Attention components were found to be significantly associated with MBB, with a higher frequency of MBB predicting slower reaction times for tonic and phasic alertness and less stable performance of sustained attention. Media usage before bedtime was not significantly associated with patterns of sleep nor sleep quality. This study showed negative impacts of MBB on most components of morning attention, potentially leading to compromised learning in adolescents.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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