TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use among adolescents
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Mac Cárthaigh, Saoirse
AU - Griffin, Claire
AU - Perry, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - Obtaining sufficient sleep is a protective factor against mental and physical ill-health. However, evidence suggests that, among adolescents, the proliferation of mobile devices has contributed to a decline in sleep quality and duration over the past few decades. There is a paucity of research on the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use. Of the studies which have researched this association, all have relied on homogeneous samples within specific cultural contexts. Therefore, this systematic review provides an aggregative, critical review of the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use. Following a comprehensive search of academic databases, nine studies were found to meet the inclusion criteria. These studies were then evaluated for methodological quality, methodological relevance and relevance to the current research question in line with Gough's (2007) Weight of Evidence framework. Evidence was found for a weak-to-moderate correlation between sleep quality and quantity and problematic smartphone use. Although this systematic review elucidates the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use, the findings must be considered tentative until the relationship between these variables is researched using objective measures and experimental designs.
AB - Obtaining sufficient sleep is a protective factor against mental and physical ill-health. However, evidence suggests that, among adolescents, the proliferation of mobile devices has contributed to a decline in sleep quality and duration over the past few decades. There is a paucity of research on the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use. Of the studies which have researched this association, all have relied on homogeneous samples within specific cultural contexts. Therefore, this systematic review provides an aggregative, critical review of the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use. Following a comprehensive search of academic databases, nine studies were found to meet the inclusion criteria. These studies were then evaluated for methodological quality, methodological relevance and relevance to the current research question in line with Gough's (2007) Weight of Evidence framework. Evidence was found for a weak-to-moderate correlation between sleep quality and quantity and problematic smartphone use. Although this systematic review elucidates the relationship between sleep and problematic smartphone use, the findings must be considered tentative until the relationship between these variables is researched using objective measures and experimental designs.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Problematic smartphone use
KW - Sleep
KW - Youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079666483&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.dr.2020.100897
DO - 10.1016/j.dr.2020.100897
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85079666483
SN - 0273-2297
VL - 55
SP - 100897-
JO - Developmental Review
JF - Developmental Review
M1 - 100897
ER -