All night long: problematic media use is differentially associated with sleep quality and depression by medium

Eden, Allison; Ellithorpe, Morgan E.; Meshi, Dar; Ulusoy, Ezgi; Grady, Sara M.

doi:10.1080/08824096.2021.1902798

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“…They tried to restructure their relationships with their smartphones as something to check first thing in the morning to catch up on news and avoid using at bedtime to not disrupt sleep time (cf. Eden et al, 2021).…”

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Supplemental Material for The dark at the end of the tunnel: Doomscrolling on social media newsfeeds.

Sharma¹,

Lee²,

Johnson³

2022

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

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Doomscrolling refers to a unique media habit where social media users persistently attend to negative information in their newsfeeds about crises, disasters, and tragedies. Given the potential prevalence of this practice and its timely but chronic relevance for user experiences, political perceptions, well-being, and other outcomes, this project aimed to develop and validate a self-report measure of doomscrolling. Participant focus groups and an expert panel contributed to the refinement of an item bank, assessed in two survey studies for item structure, reliability, and construct validity. The item bank was tested with survey panelists across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; OECD (N = 401) to develop a unidimensional, 15-item scale with good reliability. Doomscrolling was less prevalent than anticipated, but variable. Tests of validity with survey panelists (N = 502) indicated that doomscrolling can be considered a distinct concept, and that it was closely related to online vigilance, problematic use of the internet and social media, and fear of missing out (FOMO). Doomscrolling was also linked to passive social media use, habitual media use, anxiety, poor self-control, and several personality traits. Men, younger adults, and the political-engaged were more likely to engage in doomscrolling.

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Supplemental Material for The dark at the end of the tunnel: Doomscrolling on social media newsfeeds.

Sharma¹,

Lee²,

Johnson³

2022

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

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“…23 Although the studies mentioned above have controversial results regarding the impact of media use on sleep duration, they all concur that media use could delay bedtime and thus impair sleep quality. Following a series of early studies focused on sleep quantity, more recent studies have explored sleep quality independently [29][30][31] and certain electronic media (e g social media), [32][33][34] with samples still concentrating on adolescents and undergraduates.…”

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“…Firstly, the majority of research investigating this link are focused on children, adolescents, 5,[35][36][37] college students, 26,38,39 with few conducted on the general young adults 40 or working youth, 5 The popularity of electronic instruments among the latter are higher and they are also more vulnerable and susceptible to sleep epidemics than any other age groups, currently. 29,41 Additionally, the related studies suggested that different links and mechanisms are at work among adults, and young adults may use digital media as a coping mechanism to manage sleep problems. 26 More importantly, the work schedule of "996" "007" is common in China.…”

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“…The sleep-related outcomes of digital activity vary depending on users' intentions, 23,27,62 active vs passive, 44 daytime vs pre-sleep, 30 and media types. 29 For instance, Exelmans and Van den Bulck (2014) tested the impact of books, television, music, Internet, and video games on sleep issues in young adults, and found that although these media use impaired sleep quality, they still used them as a sleep aid to consume pre-sleep time, alleviate negative emotions, and stress. 27 Finally, age is a determining factor in sleep behavior and is related to digital use.…”

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The Relationship Between Digital Activity and Bedtime, Sleep Duration, and Sleep Quality in Chinese Working Youth

Zhao

2022

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The study aims to examine whether and how digital activities influence sleep issues among working Chinese youth. Methods: This study used data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) a Chinese population-based survey, and employed the multilevel ordinal logistic regression model (MOLRM) to test the associations between digital engagement (whether to engage in digital activity, frequency, and duration) and sleep issues (bedtime, sleep duration, and quality) among Chinese working youth. Additionally, the restricted cubic spline model (RCSM) was adopted to fit the MOLRM to evaluate the nonlinear relationship between digital activity duration and sleep quality, and thus determine the optimal range of digital activity duration. Results: The analysis included 7849 working young adults. The digital usage rate was 84.11%. Digital use was not significantly associated with average, workday, or free-day sleep duration, after controlling for all potential confounders. However, most digital activity indicators could significantly predict bedtime and sleep quality. Furthermore, the RCSM indicated a non-linear relationship pattern between digital activity duration and sleep quality, with a weekly peak point of 25 h. Age significantly moderated the relationship between digital activity, sleep duration and bedtime. Younger youth who used digital media more frequently and for a longer time tended to sleep later and had shorter sleep duration than older youth. Conclusion: Digital usage significantly predicted later bedtime among Chinese working youth; however, it was not linked with sleep duration on workdays or free days. In parallel, a nonlinear correlation between digital activity duration and sleep quality indicated that appropriate digital activity duration (less than 25 h weekly) may contribute to good sleep quality.

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“…However, some researchers hold the opposite view, and they suggest that mental symptoms are negatively correlated with network activities (Kraut et al, 2002 ; Morahan-Martin et al, 2003 ). Eden et al ( 2021 ) proved that some problematic Internet-based media use, such as broadcast television, showed no positive relationship to depression and poor sleep quality. The Internet may provide an environment for social interaction and interpersonal relationship development, and the Internet can reduce the mental symptoms of individuals.…”

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The More Internet Access, the More Mental Symptoms Students Got, the More Problematic Internet Use They Suffered: a Meta-analysis of Mainland Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults

Wang

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The traditional view is that mental symptoms and problematic Internet use are positively related. Still, other researchers have questioned this view, and they believe that mental symptoms are negatively associated with problematic Internet use. Since then, this controversy has continued yet. The current study attempts to use meta-analysis to explore the relationship between mental symptoms and problematic Internet use in mainland Chinese students to provide a reliable basis for resolving this dispute. Sixty-three articles were included in this study, including 66 sample sizes and 47,968 subjects. It found that mental symptoms are positively correlated with problematic Internet use ( r = .288, 95% confidence interval [.255, .320]). The correlation is affected by regions. Compared with coastal areas, problematic Internet users in the non-coastal areas are more likely to be affected by mental symptoms. In addition, gender differences also significantly affect the relationship between mental symptoms and problematic Internet use. The correlation coefficient between mental symptoms and problematic Internet use of girls is significantly higher than that of boys. Moreover, year also significantly affects the relationship between mental symptoms and problematic Internet use—the correlation increases by growing years.

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All night long: problematic media use is differentially associated with sleep quality and depression by medium

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Supplemental Material for The dark at the end of the tunnel: Doomscrolling on social media newsfeeds.

Supplemental Material for The dark at the end of the tunnel: Doomscrolling on social media newsfeeds.

The Relationship Between Digital Activity and Bedtime, Sleep Duration, and Sleep Quality in Chinese Working Youth

The More Internet Access, the More Mental Symptoms Students Got, the More Problematic Internet Use They Suffered: a Meta-analysis of Mainland Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults

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