TY - JOUR
T1 - Reciprocal relationships between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use in taiwan
T2 - Cross-lagged panel study
AU - Chen, Ji Kang
AU - Wu, Wen Chi
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, grant numbers MOST 108–2410-H-424 -007 and MOST 109–2410-H-003–054 -SSS.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7/2
Y1 - 2021/7/2
N2 - Prior studies have suggested a link between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use. However, the causal relationships between these two variables have not been identified, par-ticularly in adolescence. Utilizing longitudinal panel data from Taiwan, this report examined the temporal relationships between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use among adoles-cents. One thousand and thirty-nine students (Grades 7–12) were surveyed at two-time points with a 6-month interval. The results of cross-lagged panel analysis showed that sleep problems at Time 1 significantly predicted problematic smartphone use at Time 2. Problematic smartphone use at Time 1 also significantly predicted sleep problems at Time 2. These findings applied to boys and girls and suggested that temporal relationships between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use among teenagers are reciprocal. Accordingly, increasing sleep quality may prevent future problematic smartphone use, while reducing problematic smartphone use may prevent sleep problems in adolescents.
AB - Prior studies have suggested a link between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use. However, the causal relationships between these two variables have not been identified, par-ticularly in adolescence. Utilizing longitudinal panel data from Taiwan, this report examined the temporal relationships between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use among adoles-cents. One thousand and thirty-nine students (Grades 7–12) were surveyed at two-time points with a 6-month interval. The results of cross-lagged panel analysis showed that sleep problems at Time 1 significantly predicted problematic smartphone use at Time 2. Problematic smartphone use at Time 1 also significantly predicted sleep problems at Time 2. These findings applied to boys and girls and suggested that temporal relationships between sleep problems and problematic smartphone use among teenagers are reciprocal. Accordingly, increasing sleep quality may prevent future problematic smartphone use, while reducing problematic smartphone use may prevent sleep problems in adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Cross-lagged panel analysis
KW - Problematic smartphone use
KW - Sleep problems
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18147438
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18147438
M3 - Article
C2 - 34299887
AN - SCOPUS:85109560212
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 14
M1 - 7438
ER -
