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Published on: December 26, 2013
Why won't she sleep? Screen exposure and sleep patterns in young infants
Andrew D Ribner1, Gabrielle G McHarg2,
1Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10003, United States.
Abstract:
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants' exposure to electronic screen-based media be minimized; however, more research is needed to understand effects of viewing screen-based media. Here, we examine relations between media use and sleep. Data were collected from mothers when their infants (N = 429) were four months of age. Mothers answered questions about the time their infants spent watching electronic screen-based media. Exposure to electronic screen-based media was negatively associated with nighttime sleep (but not daytime sleep), such that an hour of screen time was associated with nearly 13 min less sleep on a typical night.
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