Adolescents' interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies.

ABSTRACT: Optimal sleep, both in terms of duration and quality, is important for adolescent health. However, young people's sleeping habits have worsened over recent years. Access to and use of interactive electronic devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, portable gaming devices) and social media have become deep-rooted elements of adolescents' lives and are associated with poor sleep. Additionally, there is evidence of increases in poor mental health and well-being disorders in adolescents; further linked to poor sleep. This review aimed to summarise the longitudinal and experimental evidence of the impact of device use on adolescents' sleep and subsequent mental health. Nine electronic bibliographical databases were searched for this narrative systematic review in October 2022. Of 5779 identified un

SUBMITTER: Dibben GO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909457 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature