Screen use, sleep duration, daytime somnolence, and academic failure in school-aged adolescents.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we examined the relationship between screen time use, sleep characteristics, daytime somnolence, and academic performance in school-aged adolescents. We surveyed 1,257 12- to 18-year-old adolescents attending 52 schools in urban or suburban areas of Argentina. We recorded the daily exposure to various screen-based activities, including video- and online-gaming, social media, TV or streaming. Screen time and device type in the hour before bedtime, sleep patterns during weekdays and weekends, somnolence (Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale score), and grades in language and mathematics were also assessed. Structural Equation Modelling was used to identify a path connecting the latent variables. Results are expressed as standardized regression weights (srw). Missing data were pr

SUBMITTER: Perez-Chada D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9928097 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature