Associations between positive and negative social media experiences and sleep disturbance among young adults
DOI
10.1016/j.sleh.2020.02.013
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
10-1-2020
Publication Title
Sleep Health
Volume
6
Issue
5
First Page
671
Last Page
675
Keywords
Negative experiences, Positive experiences, Sleep disturbance, Social media
Abstract
Objectives: We sought to examine the association of positive and negative experiences using social media (SM) and sleep disturbance in a national survey of U.S. young adults. Methods: Experiences using SM were assessed with 2 items asking participants about the percentage of time using SM that involved a negative/positive experience that they were personally involved in. Sleep disturbance was assessed using the validated PROMIS 4-item short form. Ordinal logistic regression was used to examine associations between positive and negative SM experiences and high sleep disturbance, while controlling for relevant covariates. Results: Although reporting high levels of negative experiences was significantly associated with greater odds of high sleep disturbance (AOR = 1.49, 95%CI = 1.18-1.89), reporting high levels of positive experiences was not associated with sleep disturbance. Conclusions: These findings suggest that more robust examinations of negative SM experiences—especially as they relate to sleep disturbance—may be warranted.
Open Access
Green Accepted
Preprint
Repository Citation
Rzewnicki, D., Shensa, A., Levenson, J., Primack, B., & Sidani, J. (2020). Associations between positive and negative social media experiences and sleep disturbance among young adults. Sleep Health, 6 (5), 671-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.02.013
