Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 2, 2025

Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults
Published on: January 26, 2019
Quantity, Content, and Context Matter: Associations Among Social Technology Use and Sleep Habits in Early Adolescents
Linda Charmaraman1, Amanda M Richer1, Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph2
1Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Purpose:
This study aimed to investigate the associations of social technology access and content, bedtime behaviors, parental phone restrictions, and timing and duration of sleep on school nights in early adolescents.
Methods:
Adolescents (aged 11-15 years, n = 772) in the Northeast U.S. completed an online survey during or after school in spring 2019.
Results:
Quantity of social technology use (e.g., checking social media, problematic internet behaviors, mobile use), content viewed (e.g., emotional or violent videos, risky behaviors), and social context (e.g., bedtime behaviors, starting social media at an early age) were significantly related to later bedtimes and fewer hours of sleep on school nights. Parental rules restricting mobile phone and online use before bed and obtaining a smartphone at a later age were associated with increased sleep time and earlier bedtime.
Conclusions:
Quantity, content, and context of social technology use may affect sleep timing and duration in early adolescents.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Substance Use Disorders Affecting Sleep
Understanding the concepts of physical dependence,...
Insufficient Sleep and Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation is a more severe form of sleep loss...
What is an Experiment?
Understanding Sleep
The circadian rhythm, a nearly 24-hour cycle, is deeply influenced by environmental light cues. Light exposure directly affects the hypothalamus, which in turn regulates...
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
RBD is significantly associated with...
Cause and Effect

