Screen time before bed has minimal impact on adolescent sleep. They were instead, using screens while in bed significantly disrupting sleep. teens about the dangers of using screens before bedtime, thinking that late-night scrolling on social media or binge-watching videos disrupts sleep and leads to tired, cranky kids the next day. screen time in the two hours before bed had minimal effect on adolescents’ sleep. What was more significant was whether they used screens after getting into bed teens spend around 56 minutes on screens during this time. While this use was linked to later bedtimes, it was balanced out by later wake times, leading to no overall change in sleep duration. In contrast, using screens after bed was associated with shorter sleep. Participants typically spent 16 minutes on their devices while lying in bed before trying to sleep. The type of screen activity matters, too. Interactive stuff, like gaming or switching between multiple devices, was especially disruptive. For every 10 minutes teens spent on interactive screens while in bed, their sleep time dropped by 9 minutes. Even passive activities like watching videos cut into their sleep, but not as much.
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Saturday, December 7, 2024