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Why won't she sleep? Screen exposure and sleep patterns in young infants.

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Authors

Ribner, Andrew D 
McHarg, Gabrielle G 
NewFAMS Study Team 

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants' exposure to electronic screen-based media be minimized; however, more research is needed to understand effects of viewing screen-based media. Here, we examine relations between media use and sleep. Data were collected from mothers when their infants (N = 429) were four months of age. Mothers answered questions about the time their infants spent watching electronic screen-based media. Exposure to electronic screen-based media was negatively associated with nighttime sleep (but not daytime sleep), such that an hour of screen time was associated with nearly 13 min less sleep on a typical night.

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Electronic screen-based media, Infancy, Media use, Sleep, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mothers, Netherlands, Screen Time, Sleep, United Kingdom, United States

Journal Title

Infant Behav Dev

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Journal ISSN

0163-6383
1934-8800

Volume Title

57

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Economic and Social Research Council (ES/L016648/1)