Woods, H. C. and Scott, H. (2016) #Sleepyteens: social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Journal of Adolescence, 51, pp. 41-49. (doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.008) (PMID:27294324)
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Abstract
This study examined how social media use related to sleep quality, self-esteem, anxiety and depression in 467 Scottish adolescents. We measured overall social media use, nighttime-specific social media use, emotional investment in social media, sleep quality, self-esteem and levels of anxiety and depression. Adolescents who used social media more – both overall and at night – and those who were more emotionally invested in social media experienced poorer sleep quality, lower self-esteem and higher levels of anxiety and depression. Nighttime-specific social media use predicted poorer sleep quality after controlling for anxiety, depression and self-esteem. These findings contribute to the growing body of evidence that social media use is related to various aspects of wellbeing in adolescents. In addition, our results indicate that nighttime-specific social media use and emotional investment in social media are two important factors that merit further investigation in relation to adolescent sleep and wellbeing.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cleland Woods, Heather and Scott, Dr Holly |
Authors: | Woods, H. C., and Scott, H. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology |
Journal Name: | Journal of Adolescence |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0140-1971 |
ISSN (Online): | 1095-9254 |
Published Online: | 10 June 2016 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Elsevier |
First Published: | First published in Journal of Adolescence 51:41-49 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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