TY  - JOUR
T1  - ASsociation between television viewing and sleep problems during adolescence and early adulthood
AU  - Johnson JG, Cohen P, Kasen S, First MB, Brook JS
Y1  - 2004/06/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.562
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 562
EP  - 568
VL  - 158
IS  - 6
N2  - Background 
    Although research has suggested that extensive television viewing may be associated with sleep problems, the direction of this association has not yet been determined.Objective 
    To investigate directional hypotheses regarding the association between television viewing and sleep problems during adolescence and early adulthood.Design 
    The Children in the Community Study, a prospective longitudinal investigation.Participants and Setting 
    A community-based sample of 759 mothers from upstate New York and their offspring were interviewed during the early adolescence (mean age, 14 years), middle adolescence (mean age, 16 years), and early adulthood of the offspring (mean age, 22 years).Main Outcome Measures 
    Television viewing and sleep problems during adolescence and early adulthood measured using the Disorganizing Poverty Interview and the age-appropriate versions of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children.Results 
    Adolescents who watched 3 or more hours of television per day during adolescence were at a significantly elevated risk for frequent sleep problems by early adulthood. This elevation in risk remained significant after offspring age, sex, previous sleep problems, offspring psychiatric disorders, offspring neglect, parental educational level, parental annual income, and parental psychiatric symptoms were controlled statistically. Adolescents who reduced their television viewing from 1 hour or longer to less than 1 hour per day experienced a significant reduction in risk for subsequent sleep problems. Sleep problems during adolescence were not independently associated with subsequent television viewing when prior television viewing was controlled.Conclusion 
    Extensive television viewing during adolescence may contribute to the development of sleep problems by early adulthood.
SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.158.6.562
ER  -