Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Dec;28(6):469-76.
doi: 10.1177/1059840512444133. Epub 2012 Apr 3.

Sleep and television and computer habits of Swedish school-age children

Pernilla Garmy  1 , Per Nyberg, Ulf Jakobsson
Affiliations

Sleep and television and computer habits of Swedish school-age children

Pernilla Garmy et al. J Sch Nurs. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate sleep, television and computer habits and enjoyment and feelings of tiredness in school of school-age children and adolescents in Sweden. An instrument found to be valid and reliable here was distributed to 3,011 children aged 6, 7, 10, 14, and 16 years. Those sleeping less than the median length of time reported a significantly lower degree of enjoyment of school. Short sleep was found to be associated with having a bedroom TV, spending more than 2 hr a day at the TV or the computer, being tired in school, and having difficulties both in waking up and in sleeping. Discussing sleep and media habits with schoolchildren and their parents regarding matters of optimal sleep and of how media habits affect sleep and learning is seen to be an important task of the school health service.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Flowchart.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Altman D. G. (1991). Practical statistics for medical research. London, England: Champan & Hall
    1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2001). Children, adolescents, and television. Pediatrics, 107, 1098–4275 - PubMed
    1. Bremberg S. (2006). Barn och Stress. [Stress in Children] Stockholm: SOU, 77
    1. Carskadon M. A., Acebo C. (2002). Regulation of sleepiness in adolescents: update, insights, and speculation. Sleep, 25, 606–614 - PubMed
    1. Carskadon M. A., Harvey K., Duke P., Anders T. F., Litt I. F., Dement W. C. (1980). Pubertal changes in daytime sleepiness. Sleep, 2, 453–460 - PubMed

Publication types