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Emerging Adults' Text Message Use and Sleep Characteristics: A Multimethod, Naturalistic Study
Karla Klein Murdock1, Mikael Horissian1, Caroline Crichlow-Ball1
1a Department of Psychology , Washington and Lee University , Lexington , Virginia.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
|January 21, 2016
Summary
Emerging adults’ frequent texting, especially at night, negatively impacts sleep quality. Reducing nighttime phone use and notification awareness may improve sleep for young adults.
Area of Science:
- Sleep Science
- Communication Studies
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Emerging adults heavily rely on text messaging for social interaction.
- Constant connectivity may disrupt sleep patterns in this demographic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between daytime and nighttime text messaging habits and sleep characteristics in emerging adults.
- To test a hypothetical model linking texting behaviors to sleep quality.
Main Methods:
- Utilized subjective and objective measures to assess texting and sleep.
- Monitored 83 college students over a seven-day academic period.
Main Results:
- Higher daily text volume, nighttime notification awareness, and compulsive checking were linked to poorer subjective sleep quality.
- Awareness of nighttime notifications correlated with increased self-reported sleep problems and disruptions.
Conclusions:
- Nighttime texting behaviors and notification awareness negatively affect sleep in emerging adults.
- Interventions targeting nighttime phone use may enhance sleep health in this population.
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