Review
Sport Sciences
Janine Bartholomew, Carrie Gilligan, Ann Spence
Summary: Research on the effects of sleep on female adolescent gymnasts and swimmers aged 11-17 is limited, highlighting the need for more focused studies on this group in the future. Additionally, there are gaps in the literature regarding how factors such as blue light screens, social media, and caffeine impact the sleep quality and quantity of adolescent athletes.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Meyran Boniel-Nissim, Jorma Tynjala, Inese Gobina, Jana Furstova, Regina J. J. M. Van den Eijnden, Claudia Marino, Helena Jericek Klanscek, Solvita Klavina-Makrecka, Anita Villerus, Henri Lahti, Alessio Vieno, Suzy L. Wong, Jari Villberg, Joanna Inchley, Genevieve Gariepy
Summary: The study examined the cross-national associations between adolescent social media use (SMU) and sleep patterns. The findings showed that nonactive SMU was associated with longer sleep, earlier bedtimes, and less social jetlag, while intense and problematic SMU were associated with shorter sleep, later bedtimes, and greater social jetlag. In summary, intense and problematic SMU were linked to poorer sleep patterns in adolescents across most countries.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Michal Tkaczyk, David Lacko, Steriani Elavsky, Martin Tancos, David Smahel
Summary: Previous research suggested that smartphone use was associated with worsened sleep among adolescents. However, this study found a more complex relationship between smartphone use and sleep in adolescents. The volume of smartphone use before sleep was not associated with sleep outcomes at the interindividual level. However, when adolescents used smartphones for longer than usual before sleep, they went to sleep earlier and slept longer. No other sleep outcomes were affected by increased smartphone use.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alicia Chung, Dorice Vieira, Tiffany Donley, Nicholas Tan, Girardin Jean-Louis, Kathleen Kiely Gouley, Azizi Seixas
Summary: The scoping review revealed the significant influence of social media on eating behaviors among adolescent peer groups, including impact on fruit and vegetable intake, fast food advertising, and prevention of eating disorder relapse among youth. Strategies should be considered to engage adolescents in promoting positive dietary behaviors through targeted network-driven approaches.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Christopher T. Barry, Hyunah Kim
Summary: This study explored the relationship between parental monitoring of adolescent social media activity and adolescent mental health and self-perception. The monitoring was assessed from both parents' and adolescents' perspectives. The findings showed that open communication was associated with lower adolescent-reported loneliness, while parent-reported control strategies were related to higher adolescent narcissism. However, parental monitoring did not moderate the link between adolescent social media use and mental health/self-perception.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Kirk De Doncker, Nyx McLean
Summary: The excessive use of social media has been found to have negative effects on the mental health of youth, leading to sleep difficulties and depressive symptoms.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nuray Cancer, Yagmur Sezer Efe, Oznur Basdas
Summary: Adolescents spend about 3 hours a day on social media, primarily engaging in visual communication. Exposure to appearance ideals on social media may lead to appearance-based anxiety and binge-eating behavior in adolescents. This study found that girls, those who perceive low family income, and those influenced by social media have higher social appearance anxiety.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Shelby H. Davies, Miriam D. Langer, Ari Klein, Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez, Nadia Dowshen
Summary: This study examines youth perceptions about menstruation on Twitter and finds that there is a negative expectation and shame surrounding menstruation. A significant portion of tweets are related to advocacy or education, supporting the potential use of Twitter as a platform to improve public health messaging, health outcomes, and equity for youth who menstruate.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Selina Ladina Combertaldi, Alexander Ort, Maren Cordi, Andreas Fahr, Bjorn Rasch
Summary: Research found that using social media before sleep (controlling for effects of blue-light) had less impact on bedtime arousal and sleep quality than previously expected. The main effect seems to be spending more time engaging in social media before bedtime, potentially preventing people from falling asleep.
Article
Clinical Neurology
C. Richardson, N. Magson, J. Fardouly, E. Oar, C. Johnco, R. Rapee
Summary: The study suggests a bi-directional relationship between technology use and adolescent sleep, with time spent using technology predicting shorter sleep duration and greater daytime sleepiness in adolescents. While evening diurnal preference and shorter sleep duration can lead to increased technology use over time, parental control of technology use does not predict adolescent technology use and sleep duration.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jessica L. Hamilton, Emily Hutchinson, Maria R. Evankovich, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Jennifer S. Silk
Summary: This study examined the impact of physical activity and social media use on sleep among adolescent girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that girls who used social media more frequently and engaged in less physical activity had later sleep timing. Only video chatting was associated with shorter sleep duration. There were no within-person effects of physical activity or social media activities on sleep outcomes.
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Jean M. Twenge, Jonathan Haidt, Andrew B. Blake, Cooper McAllister, Hannah Lemon, Astrid Le Roy
Summary: After 2012, there has been a significant increase in school loneliness among adolescents worldwide, with a higher prevalence among girls, potentially linked to the rise of smartphone access and increased internet use. Countries with higher unemployment rates tended to have lower levels of school loneliness.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Laurence Blanchard, Kaitlin Conway-Moore, Anaely Aguiar, Furkan Onal, Harry Rutter, Arnfinn Helleve, Emmanuel Nwosu, Jane Falcone, Natalie Savona, Emma Boyland, Cecile Knai
Summary: This systematic review examined the associations between social media use and adolescent mental health and diet outcomes. The findings suggest significant positive correlations between social media use and depressive and disordered eating symptoms, body dissatisfaction, and anxiety. Policy interventions are needed to mitigate the negative impact of social media on adolescents.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nikolaos Mylonopoulos, Vasilis Theoharakis
Summary: Personality traits strongly influence a person's affect, and passion for activities can partially mediate this relationship. Harmonious passion is related to positive affect, while obsessive passion is related to negative affect. This study examines the manifestations of passion for physical exercise, which has generally positive consequences, and social media, which can have both positive and negative consequences. The findings show that obsessive passion for physical exercise is associated with positive affect, while obsessive passion for social media is associated with negative affect. However, harmonious passion for either activity does not significantly influence affect. Additionally, passion for physical exercise is linked to conscientiousness, while passion for social media is linked to neuroticism.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nate S. Bergfeld, Jan Van den Bulck
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between social media affordances, habits of use, and sleep indicators in adolescents, finding that different social media platforms and habits of use were associated with sleep problems. This provides insights into the negative effects of social media use on sleep and highlights the need for further research in this area.