Do near-bedtime usage of smartphones and problematic internet usage really impact sleep? A study based on objectively recorded usage data

Aftab Alam, Sameha Al-Shakhsi, Dena Al-Thani and Raian Ali

Behaviour and Information Technology, 2025, vol. 44, issue 10, 2170-2185

Abstract: ObjectiveExisting research reporting an association between smartphone usage and sleep quality has often utilised subjective self-reported smartphone usage and sleep data. This paper aims to study the associations of objectively collected smartphone near-bedtime usage and problematic internet usage (PIU) with parameters of sleep quality.MethodsThe dataset had 269 (55% Female, 55.13% Adults) participants. From the acquired usage data, the daily averages of sleep duration, sleep distraction, and smartphone usage two hours before sleep were extracted.ResultsThe multivariate linear regression showed that the increase in PIU (β = −0.231, p

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2023.2279648

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