The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India
Abstract Background Although sleep problem is a growing public health issue with the advancement of technology, especially among adolescents and young adults, it received little attention. The study aimed to examine the association of screen time on smartphone with sleep problems among adolescents a...
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| description | Abstract Background Although sleep problem is a growing public health issue with the advancement of technology, especially among adolescents and young adults, it received little attention. The study aimed to examine the association of screen time on smartphone with sleep problems among adolescents and young-adults in India. Methods We used data from the “Understanding the lives of adolescents and young-adults” (UDAYA, 2018). The effective sample size for the study was 16,292 adolescents and young adults (males-4428 and females-11,864). Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis with percentages and chi-square test were used to report the preliminary results. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between smartphone screen time and sleep problems, separately for adolescents and young adults. Results Nearly 15.6% of males and 23.5% of females had sleep problems in their adolescence in the last 15 days, while these percentage were high among young-adults (18.4% males and 33.24% females). Adolescents [AOR: 1.55; CI: 1.21-1.99] and young adults [AOR: 1.48; CI: 1.24-1.75], who spent more than 2 h on smartphone had higher odds of reporting sleep problems than those who did not use smartphone in the last 24 hours. Adolescent females who used smartphone for less or equal to 2 h and three or more hours respectively, had 2.11 [AOR: 2.11; CI: 1.63-2.73] and 2.94 times [AOR: 2.94; CI: 1.97-4.38] higher odds of reporting sleep problems than adolescent males who did not use smartphones. Additionally, among the young adult females, the odds of sleep problems were 1.66 times [AOR: 1.66; CI: 1.55-2.38] and 2.36 times [AOR: 2.36; CI: 1.59-3.51] greater than the non-users young adult males. Conclusion The increased time spent on mobile phones’s screen among adolescents and young-adults, particularly in females is associated with a higher likelihood of reporting sleeping problems. The current findings have important implications for adolescence and young-adults’ mental health programmes. The findings can also be used to further inform how different strategies need to be developed for better sleep outcome during adolescence and young-adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c90a7fee9454178afd6d4661d6186802022-12-22T04:24:51ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-09-0122111110.1186/s12889-022-14076-xThe association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from IndiaChanda Maurya0T. Muhammad1Priya Maurya2Preeti Dhillon3Department of Survey Reseach and Data Analytics, International Institute for Population SciencesInternational Institute for Population SciencesInternational Institute for Population SciencesDepartment of Survey Reseach and Data Analytics, International Institute for Population SciencesAbstract Background Although sleep problem is a growing public health issue with the advancement of technology, especially among adolescents and young adults, it received little attention. The study aimed to examine the association of screen time on smartphone with sleep problems among adolescents and young-adults in India. Methods We used data from the “Understanding the lives of adolescents and young-adults” (UDAYA, 2018). The effective sample size for the study was 16,292 adolescents and young adults (males-4428 and females-11,864). Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis with percentages and chi-square test were used to report the preliminary results. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between smartphone screen time and sleep problems, separately for adolescents and young adults. Results Nearly 15.6% of males and 23.5% of females had sleep problems in their adolescence in the last 15 days, while these percentage were high among young-adults (18.4% males and 33.24% females). Adolescents [AOR: 1.55; CI: 1.21-1.99] and young adults [AOR: 1.48; CI: 1.24-1.75], who spent more than 2 h on smartphone had higher odds of reporting sleep problems than those who did not use smartphone in the last 24 hours. Adolescent females who used smartphone for less or equal to 2 h and three or more hours respectively, had 2.11 [AOR: 2.11; CI: 1.63-2.73] and 2.94 times [AOR: 2.94; CI: 1.97-4.38] higher odds of reporting sleep problems than adolescent males who did not use smartphones. Additionally, among the young adult females, the odds of sleep problems were 1.66 times [AOR: 1.66; CI: 1.55-2.38] and 2.36 times [AOR: 2.36; CI: 1.59-3.51] greater than the non-users young adult males. Conclusion The increased time spent on mobile phones’s screen among adolescents and young-adults, particularly in females is associated with a higher likelihood of reporting sleeping problems. The current findings have important implications for adolescence and young-adults’ mental health programmes. The findings can also be used to further inform how different strategies need to be developed for better sleep outcome during adolescence and young-adults.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14076-xScreen timeSleep problemAdolescentsIndia |
| spellingShingle | Chanda Maurya T. Muhammad Priya Maurya Preeti Dhillon The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India BMC Public Health Screen time Sleep problem Adolescents India |
| title | The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India |
| title_full | The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India |
| title_fullStr | The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India |
| title_short | The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India |
| title_sort | association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults cross sectional findings from india |
| topic | Screen time Sleep problem Adolescents India |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14076-x |
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