From dusk to dawn: examining how adolescents engage with digital media using objective measures of screen time in a repeated measures study.

Background: Although evening screen time is thought to impair subsequent sleep, current measures are limited to questionnaires which seem unlikely to accurately assess screen time in youth. Given the ubiquitous nature of digital devices, improving measurement of screen time is required before relate...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Brosnan, Bradley, Meredith-Jones, Kim A., Haszard, Jillian J., Wickham, Shay-Ruby, Galland, Barbara C., Russell-Camp, Takiwai, Taylor, Rachael W.
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Publicado: BioMed Central 1/7/2025
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          Brosnan, Bradley
          Meredith-Jones, Kim A.
          Haszard, Jillian J.
          Wickham, Shay-Ruby
          Galland, Barbara C.
          Russell-Camp, Takiwai
          Taylor, Rachael W.
        affil: https://ror.org/01jmxt844 Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, 9010, Dunedin, New Zealand
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          Digital Media Utilization
          Digital Media Utilization
          Screen Time Evaluation
          Sleep
          Videorecording
          Human
          Repeated Measures
          Nonexperimental Studies
          Child
          Adolescence
          New Zealand
          Descriptive Statistics
          Television
          Smartphone
          Multitasking Behavior
          Computers, Portable
          Video Games
          Listening
          Reading
          Learning
          Creativeness
          Internet Searching
          Online Social Networking
          Social Media
          Communication
          Male
          Female
          Time
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: Background: Although evening screen time is thought to impair subsequent sleep, current measures are limited to questionnaires which seem unlikely to accurately assess screen time in youth. Given the ubiquitous nature of digital devices, improving measurement of screen time is required before related health effects can be appropriately determined. The aim of this study was to objectively quantify screen time before sleep using video camera footage. Methods: This repeated-measures observational study in healthy adolescents (11–14 years) from Dunedin, New Zealand measured screen time on four evenings over one week in the home environment from March-December 2021. Wearable and stationary PatrolEyes video cameras captured screen time from two hours before bedtime until sleep and manually coded for device type (phone, tablet, laptop computer, desktop computer, handheld gaming console, gaming console, television and other) and screen activity (watching, listening, reading, educational/creative, browsing, communication, social media, video gaming, multitasking) using a reliable coding schedule (κ ≥ 0.8). Descriptive findings are reported. Findings: Among the 83 participants (mean 12.3 [SD 1.0] years, 42% female, 52% New Zealand European, 37% Māori [indigenous]), 82 used screens in the two hours before bed on 308 of 344 (90%) nights for a mean of 54.4 min (SD 25.5). Televisions (median 37 min, 56% of nights), phones (19 min, 64% nights), and multitasking using multiple devices (19 min, 48% nights) were most commonly used (> 75% of adolescents). Once in bed but before trying to sleep, 58% of adolescents engaged in screen time for 17 (26.3) minutes on 36% of nights. The most common screen activities were watching (32.5%), social media (26.5%) and communication (20.5%). Even after attempting sleep, 32.5% of participants used screens for 8.0 min (median) on 16% of nights, mostly listening on phones. Conclusions: Objective video cameras offer detailed insight into evening screen habits, capturing frequency, content, and duration. Youth frequently engage with screens before bed and throughout the night on a range of activities, despite recommendations to restrict screen time prior to sleep. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (anzctr.org.au), AACTRN12621000193875, Registered 23 February 2021, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=380926&isReview=true.
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