a Amsterdam School of Communication Research , University of Amsterdam.
b Department of Psychology , Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Health Commun. 2019 May;34(5):552-559. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1422101. Epub 2018 Jan 9.
There are concerns that social media (SM) use and SM stress may disrupt sleep. However, evidence on both the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships is limited. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to address this gap in the literature by examining the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between SM use, SM stress, and sleep (i.e., sleep latency and daytime sleepiness) in adolescents. In total, 1,441 adolescents 11-15 years, 51% boys) filled out a survey in at least one of three waves that were three to four months apart (N = 1,241; N = 1,216; N = 1,103). Cross-sectionally, we found that SM use and SM stress were positively related to sleep latency and daytime sleepiness. However, when examined together, SM use was not a significant predictor of sleep latency and daytime sleepiness above the effects of SM stress. The longitudinal findings showed that SM stress was positively related to subsequent sleep latency and daytime sleepiness, but only among girls. Our findings stress that it is important to focus on how adolescents perceive and cope with their SM use, instead of focusing on the mere frequency of SM use.
人们担心社交媒体（SM）的使用和 SM 压力可能会干扰睡眠。然而，关于横断面和纵向关系的证据有限。因此，本研究的主要目的是通过研究青少年中 SM 使用、SM 压力与睡眠（即睡眠潜伏期和日间嗜睡）之间的横断面和纵向关系来填补这一文献空白。共有 1441 名 11-15 岁的青少年（51%为男性）在至少三个相隔三到四个月的时间点填写了一份调查（N=1241；N=1216；N=1103）。横断面研究发现，SM 使用和 SM 压力与睡眠潜伏期和日间嗜睡呈正相关。然而，当一起检查时，SM 使用并不是睡眠潜伏期和日间嗜睡的显著预测因素，其影响超过了 SM 压力的影响。纵向研究结果表明，SM 压力与随后的睡眠潜伏期和日间嗜睡呈正相关，但仅在女孩中如此。我们的研究结果强调，关注青少年如何感知和应对他们的 SM 使用很重要，而不仅仅是关注 SM 使用的频率。
