Reducing the use of screen electronic devices in the evening is associated with improved sleep and daytime vigilance in adolescents

Article Article scientifique Article Reducing the use of screen electronic devices in the evening is associated with improved sleep and daytime vigilance in adolescents eng 2019 author Perrault Aurore 718502 author Bayer Laurence 529638 author Peuvrier Mathias 808487 author Afyouni Alia 806297 author Ghisletta Paolo 0000-0001-7731-2406 134439 author Brockmann Céline Denise 134627 author Spiridon Paltani Mona 624497 author Hulo Vesely Sophie 83225 author Haller Dagmar M. 0000-0003-1781-3318 549986 author Pichon Swann Jean Antoine 693992 author Perrig Stephan 550927 Stephen Perrig author Schwartz Sophie 0000-0001-7718-4053 35633 author Sterpenich Virginie 0000-0002-2125-833X 685195 zsz125 10.1093/sleep/zsz125 31260534 0161-8105 https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/42/9/zsz125/5513278 The use of screen electronic devices in the evening negatively affects sleep. Yet, sleep is known to be essential for brain maturation and a key factor for good academic performance, and thus is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence. Although previous studies reported associations between screen time and sleep impairment, their causal relationship in adolescents remains unclear. Using actigraphy and daily questionnaires in a large sample of students (12 to 19 years old), we assessed screen time in the evening and sleep habits over 1 month. This included a 2 week baseline phase, followed by a 40 min sleep education workshop and a 2 week interventional phase, in which participants were asked to stop using screen devices after 9 pm during school nights. During the interventional phase, we found that the reduction of screen time after 9 pm correlated with earlier sleep onset time and increased total sleep duration. The latter led to improved daytime vigilance. These findings provide evidence that restricting screen use in the evening represents a valid and promising approach for improving sleep duration in adolescents, with potential implications for daytime functioning and health. Actigraphy Adolescents Behavior Melatonin Pediatrics Public health Screen electronic devices Vigilance Dewey 128.37 Dewey 150 Dewey 613 Dewey 616.8 Swiss National Science Foundation NCCR Affective Sciences: Emotion in Individual Behavior and Social Processes (phase I) CH Programmes 15 Centre interfacultaire en sciences affectives 0D8 53 Département de neurosciences fondamentales 21A 202 Unité des internistes généralistes et pédiatres 22A92 219 Institut universitaire de médecine de famille et de l'enfance 22A93 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 1282 Centre LIVES 958 Médecine interne générale et pédiatrie ambulatoires 968 495 Neuroimagerie du Sommeil et de la Cognition 832 Sleep 42 9 af6cca39-4d6a-44d5-9f37-672e17e86cc2 Article (Published version) Public Etude_Sommeil_Sleep_2019.pdf 328728 application/pdf CC BY-NC-ND openAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire en sciences affectives Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de neurosciences fondamentales Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours / Unité des internistes généralistes et pédiatres Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours / Institut universitaire de médecine de famille et de l'enfance Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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