Association between Screen Viewing Duration and Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Adolescents in Hong Kong

Yim Wah Mak, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Donna Wing Shun Hui, Siu Ping Lam, Hei Yin Tse, Wing Yan Yu and Ho Ting Wong
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Yim Wah Mak: School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Cynthia Sau Ting Wu: School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Donna Wing Shun Hui: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Siu Ping Lam: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Hei Yin Tse: Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Wing Yan Yu: Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ho Ting Wong: School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

IJERPH, 2014, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: Screen viewing is considered to have adverse impacts on the sleep of adolescents. Although there has been a considerable amount of research on the association between screen viewing and sleep, most studies have focused on specific types of screen viewing devices such as televisions and computers. The present study investigated the duration with which currently prevalent screen viewing devices (including televisions, personal computers, mobile phones, and portable video devices) are viewed in relation to sleep duration, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness among Hong Kong adolescents ( N = 762). Television and computer viewing remain prevalent, but were not correlated with sleep variables. Mobile phone viewing was correlated with all sleep variables, while portable video device viewing was shown to be correlated only with daytime sleepiness. The results demonstrated a trend of increase in the prevalence and types of screen viewing and their effects on the sleep patterns of adolescents.

Keywords: sleep quality; screen viewing; excessive daytime sleepiness; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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