Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec.4, Keelung Rd., Taipei, Taiwan.
Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec.4, Keelung Rd., Taipei, Taiwan; Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, PO Box 1174, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
J Adolesc. 2020 Oct;84:156-164. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.08.011. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
Previous studies have revealed the significant influence of electronic devices, especially social media use, on sleep difficulties among adolescents. In this study, disturbed sleep due to social media use (DSSM) was defined as reduced or troubled sleep caused by nighttime-specific behaviors such as waking to check updates, being notified by incoming messages, or postponed bedtime because of social media activities. Inadequate and disturbed sleep during youth interferes with daytime academic efficiency and may be associated with school burnout, which were examined in this study.
Using two data waves collected from questionnaires on school burnout and DSSM and school test scores of 2462 Taiwanese middle school students (52.5% males) from various school types with average ages of 13.9 (SD = 0.72) and 14.3 (SD = 0.66) at Time 1 and Time 2, we investigated the relationship between the variables across time.
DSSM, academic performance, and school burnout were significantly correlated. Cross-lagged analyses to the group of adolescents with higher than the average DSSM scores revealed that burnout predicted lower academic achievements through DSSM as a mediator. Burnout did not have a direct effect on school performance but influenced the latter through disturbed sleep. Poor academic achievement in its turn showed a feedback effect on higher levels of burnout.
This research reveals a vicious cycle of burnout, disturbed sleep, and academic achievement. During adolescence, school burnout through DSSM increase can lead to a lower academic performance that may later cause even higher burnout.
先前的研究表明，电子设备（尤其是社交媒体的使用）对青少年的睡眠困难有重大影响。在本研究中，因社交媒体使用而导致的睡眠紊乱（DSSM）被定义为因夜间特定行为（如醒来查看更新、收到消息通知，或因社交媒体活动而推迟就寝时间）而导致的睡眠减少或睡眠问题。青少年时期睡眠不足和睡眠紊乱会干扰白天的学业效率，并且可能与学业倦怠有关，本研究对此进行了探讨。
我们使用来自台湾不同类型中学的 2462 名中学生（52.5%为男性）的两个数据波，这些学生通过问卷调查填写了学业倦怠和 DSSM 以及学校考试成绩，平均年龄为 13.9（SD=0.72）和 14.3（SD=0.66）岁，分别在第 1 次和第 2 次填写。我们考察了这些变量之间的跨时间关系。
DSSM、学业成绩和学业倦怠之间存在显著相关性。对 DSSM 得分高于平均水平的青少年群体进行交叉滞后分析表明，倦怠通过 DSSM 预测学业成绩下降，DSSM 起中介作用。倦怠对学业成绩没有直接影响，但通过睡眠紊乱影响后者。学业成绩不佳反过来又通过反馈作用对更高水平的倦怠产生影响。
本研究揭示了学业倦怠、睡眠紊乱和学业成绩之间的恶性循环。在青少年时期，因 DSSM 增加而导致的学业倦怠可能会导致学业成绩下降，而这可能会导致更高的倦怠水平。
