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The association of smartphone screen time with sleep problems among adolescents and young adults: cross-sectional findings from India.

Chanda MauryaMuhammad TPriya MauryaPreeti Dhillon
Published in: BMC public health (2022)
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.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • cross sectional
  • depressive symptoms
  • sleep quality
  • high throughput
  • physical activity
  • mental illness
  • childhood cancer
  • adverse drug