Media multitasking and adolescents' sleep quality: The role of emotional-behavioral problems and psychological suzhi

Guangzeng Liu, Liyan Fang, Yangu Pan and Dajun Zhang

Children and Youth Services Review, 2019, vol. 100, issue C, 415-421

Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of media multitasking on adolescents' sleep quality and determine the roles of emotional-behavioral problems as a mediator and psychological suzhi as a moderator. Survey data from a sample of 928 Chinese adolescents were analyzed using path analysis. The results indicated media multitasking was significantly negatively associated with adolescents' sleep quality, and this association was mediated by emotional-behavioral problems. In addition, adolescents' psychological suzhi significantly moderated the path from media multitasking to emotional-behavioral problems. These results highlight the importance of identifying the underlying key mechanisms that moderate the mediated paths between media multitasking and adolescents' sleep quality.

Keywords: Media multitasking; Emotional-behavioral problems; Psychological suzhi; Sleep quality; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.026

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