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Associations between screen time and sleep duration are primarily driven by portable electronic devices: evidence from a population-based study of U.S. children ages 0-17.

J. Twenge,G. Hisler,Z. Krizan

2019 · DOI: 10.1016/J.SLEEP.2018.11.009
Sleep Medicine · 132 Citations

TLDR

Spending multiple hours a day on electronic devices is associated with shorter sleep duration across all ages, however, portable electronic devices have a stronger association with sleep duration than non-portable electronic screens, with non- portable devices less relevant for sleep duration in children over age 10.