@article {Whipps:2018:1087-3244:47,
title = "Evaluation of Nighttime Media Use and Sleep Patterns in First-semester College Students",
journal = "American Journal of Health Behavior",
parent_itemid = "infobike://png/ajhb",
publishercode ="png",
year = "2018",
volume = "42",
number = "3",
publication date ="2018-05-01T00:00:00",
pages = "47-55",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1087-3244",
eissn = "1945-7359",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2018/00000042/00000003/art00005",
doi = "doi:10.5993/AJHB.42.3.5",
keyword = "COLLEGE STUDENT HEALTH, SLEEP PATTERNS, SLEEP QUALITY, WEIGHT STATUS, MEDIA USE, FIRST-SEMESTER COLLEGE STUDENTS",
author = "Whipps, Jonathon and Byra, Mark and Gerow, Kenneth G. and Guseman, Emily Hill",
abstract = "
Objective: We evaluated how nighttime media use is associated with sleep behaviors in firstsemester college students, and variation by weight status. Methods: In September 2016, first-semester college students (N = 114) completed surveys evaluating nighttime media usage
(NMU) and sleep behaviors. Height, weight, and waist circumference were measured, and weight status was determined by body mass index. Results: Students reported a mean sleep duration of 7.26 \textpm 0.93 hours. Only 33% (N = 38) reported sleeping at least 8 hours/night on average.
Higher scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were correlated with reports of texting after bed (r = .199, p = .04). Total time in bed was correlated with texting in bed (r = .217, p = .026) and device-related sleep interruptions (r = .215, p = .028). Social media usage (r = 0.270, p
= .005), mobile gaming (r = .208, p = .033), and texting (r = .293, p = .002) were correlated with sleep interruptions. NMU was positively correlated with weight and weight status. Conclusions: These results suggest NMU is associated with reduced sleep quality.",
}