Running head: MEDIA DEVICES USE AND SLEEP QUALITY 1 MEDIA DEVICES USE AND SLEEP QUALITY 5 The Effects of Electronic Media Devices on the Quality of Sleep LS 3010 Foundations for Undergraduate Torri Sims Northcentral University Torri-overall this was a nicely executed assignment. You will find my specific comments below. My comments along with your corrections should be listed on your next Week’s assignment. You earned an A. The Effects of Electronic Media Devices on the Quality of Sleep Today, the world sees a shift due to the existing communication technologies that have resulted in a trend where young and old are continually using their devices for various purposes such as communication and browsing. Browsing probably would benefit from a definition or description. Young users are continually using the devices even during their sleep time leading to a question whether the trend has a notable effect on their quality of sleep. This implies that adults are responsible users. There are various researchers that have attempted to evaluate the relationship between the continued use of the devices and the quality of sleep. There is a notable impact that is not necessarily strong where young and adolescent of the devices showed low quality sleep and more frequent sleeping problems. This sentence would benefit from being reworded. A study carried out in 2014 that involved 1287 learners aged between 12 and 18 years indicated that children who are frequent media users reported more sleeping problems than children who are not (King, Delfabbro, Zwaans & Kaptsis, 2014). The study showed that the problems may vary from one child to the other depending on age and the frequency of media use. The study did not point out the exact reasons behind the findings, but the results resonate with a study carried out in 2015 that reported that adolescents and preadolescents using the devices past 9 pm experienced sleeping problems. The continued use of the media devices past 9 pm impacted the sleep quality among young adolescents (Bruni, Settee, Fontanesi, Baiocco, Laghi & Baumgartner, 2015). This can be cited as Bruni et al. The participants did not have enough sleep, which is one of the primary reasons why the quality of sleep was affected. The two studies noted that there is a need for younger individuals to have enough sleep, thus all distractions must be eliminated. Further, a 2017 study showed that children who do not use media and communication devices had better sleep quality and duration of sleep than who continually used the devices (Dube, Khan, Loehr, Chu & Veugelers, 2017). The quality of sleep is dependent on the duration of sleep and children without the devices are likely to sleep for the recommended time. Is this information derived from the cited study? If so, that needs to be clearer.The study also raised the sleep duration issue where the devices prevent the young learners from having enough sleep. Additionally, some of the users suffer ...

1. Running head: MEDIA DEVICES USE AND SLEEP QUALITY
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MEDIA DEVICES USE AND SLEEP QUALITY
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The Effects of Electronic Media Devices on the Quality of Sleep
LS 3010 Foundations for Undergraduate
Torri Sims
Northcentral University
Torri-overall this was a nicely executed assignment. You will
find my specific comments below. My comments along with
your corrections should be listed on your next Week’s
assignment. You earned an A.
The Effects of Electronic Media Devices on the Quality of Sleep
Today, the world sees a shift due to the existing communication
technologies that have resulted in a trend where young and old
are continually using their devices for various purposes such as
communication and browsing. Browsing probably would benefit
from a definition or description. Young users are continually
using the devices even during their sleep time leading to a
question whether the trend has a notable effect on their quality
of sleep. This implies that adults are responsible users. There
are various researchers that have attempted to evaluate the
relationship between the continued use of the devices and the
quality of sleep. There is a notable impact that is not
necessarily strong where young and adolescent of the devices
showed low quality sleep and more frequent sleeping problems.
This sentence would benefit from being reworded.
A study carried out in 2014 that involved 1287 learners aged
between 12 and 18 years indicated that children who are
frequent media users reported more sleeping problems than
children who are not (King, Delfabbro, Zwaans & Kaptsis,
2014). The study showed that the problems may vary from one

2. child to the other depending on age and the frequency of media
use. The study did not point out the exact reasons behind the
findings, but the results resonate with a study carried out in
2015 that reported that adolescents and preadolescents using the
devices past 9 pm experienced sleeping problems. The
continued use of the media devices past 9 pm impacted the sleep
quality among young adolescents (Bruni, Settee, Fontanesi,
Baiocco, Laghi & Baumgartner, 2015). This can be cited as
Bruni et al. The participants did not have enough sleep, which is
one of the primary reasons why the quality of sleep was
affected. The two studies noted that there is a need for younger
individuals to have enough sleep, thus all distractions must be
eliminated.
Further, a 2017 study showed that children who do not use
media and communication devices had better sleep quality and
duration of sleep than who continually used the devices (Dube,
Khan, Loehr, Chu & Veugelers, 2017). The quality of sleep is
dependent on the duration of sleep and children without the
devices are likely to sleep for the recommended time. Is this
information derived from the cited study? If so, that needs to
be clearer.The study also raised the sleep duration issue where
the devices prevent the young learners from having enough
sleep. Additionally, some of the users suffer from sleep
interruptions where the devices ring or provide notifications.
The users come from the sleep to respond to the calls and
notifications which interferes with the quality of their sleep.
This was noted by the Dube et al., 2017 as one of the reasons
why young learners using devices experience low quality of
sleep.
The correlation between continued use of communication
devices and the sleep quality can be influenced by additional
factors such as stress, anxieties, and family issues among
others. The research studies carried out above did not fully look
into these factors that may act as confounding variables. A
study conducted in 2015 showed there is no correlation between
use of the media devices and quality of sleep among adolescents

3. (Hysing, Pallesen, Stormark, Jakobsen, Lundervold & Sivertsen,
2015). In addition, a 2017 study indicated that removing the
devices for at least 48 hours during judo camps did not have a
positive impact on sleep (Dunican, Martin, Halson, Reale,
Dawson, Caldwell & Eastwood, 2017). These two studies refute
the perception that continued use of the devices affect sleep
quality. In summary, there is minimal correlation between the
sleep quality and the continued use of media and electronic
devices. To demonstrate that, you would need to complete a
meta-analysis or review an existing one.More empirical studies
should be carried out to determine with certainty the impact of
continued use of devices on sleep quality. These studies must
address the influence of all confounding variables.
References
Bruni, O., Sette, S., Fontanesi, L., Baiocco, R., Laghi, F., &
Baumgartner, E. (2015). Technology use and sleep quality in
preadolescence and adolescence. Journal of Clinical Sleep
Medicine, 11(12), 1433-1441.
Dube, N., Khan, K., Loehr, S., Chu, Y., & Veugelers, P. (2017).
The use of entertainment and communication technologies
before sleep could affect sleep and weight status: a population-
based study among children. International Journal of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 97.
Dunican, I. C., Martin, D. T., Halson, S. L., Reale, R. J.,
Dawson, B. T., Caldwell, J. A., & Eastwood, P. R. (2017). The
effects of the removal of electronic devices for 48 hours on
sleep in elite judo athletes. The Journal of Strength &
Conditioning Research, 31(10), 2832-2839.
Hysing, M., Pallesen, S., Stormark, K. M., Jakobsen, R.,
Lundervold, A. J., & Sivertsen, B. (2015). Sleep and use of
electronic devices in adolescence: results from a large
population-based study. BMJ Open, 5(1), e006748.
King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., Zwaans, T., & Kaptsis, D. (2014).

4. Sleep interference effects of pathological electronic media use
during adolescence. International Journal of Mental Health and
Addiction, 12(1), 21-35.
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5. Reference Information
Participants
Design
Method
Assessment Instruments
Analysis
Summary of Results
Limitations
Hysing, M., Pallesen, S., Stormark, K. M., Jakobsen, R.,
Lundervold, A. J., & Sivertsen, B. (2015). Sleep and use of
electronic devices in adolescence: results from a large
population-based study. BMJ Open, 5(1), e006748.
The study used participants that were from three age cohorts
aged between 16 to 19 years. The number of participants is
important
The study used the quantitative research approach
The research used the observational checklist tool
SPSS Statistics analysis method was used to analyze the data
The result suggested that there was minimal relation between
sleep and the use of electronic devices among adolescent
individuals.
The main limitation was that there were other electronic devices
that were exacting the same negative effects on sleep. This
sounds reasonable
Dube, N., Khan, K., Loehr, S., Chu, Y., & Veugelers, P. (2017).
The use of entertainment and communication technologies
before sleep could affect sleep and weight status: a population-
based study among children. International Journal of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 97.
The study used a provisionally representative sample of
approximately 2334 children who were all in grade five. and

6. their parents who were all living in Alberta Canada
The research used the quantitative research method
The test used for gathering the data include the
logistic regression models and the and Multivariable mixed-
effect linear I assumed that they used a scale to measure
weight. How did they measure sleep duration?
The research used the statistical analysis method to analyze the
data.
The research suggested that sleep quality, duration of sleep, and
weight are better among children who do not have or use
EECDs devices.
The researchers suspected that there might be bias concerning
the actual use of the EECDs devices during sleep
Dunican, I. C., Martin, D. T., Halson, S. L., Reale, R. J.,
Dawson, B. T., Caldwell, J. A., & Eastwood, P. R. (2017). The
effects of the removal of electronic devices for 48 hours on
sleep in elite judo athletes. The Journal of Strength &
Conditioning Research, 31(10), 2832-2839.
The research used twenty-three athletes’ twelve male and 11
females. All the participants were aged between 18 to 20 years.
The study used the observational method, which is a qualitative
study method.
The research used the observation checklist and verbal
questioning instrument
The data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis
The study found out that removing the electronic devices for
approximately forty-eight hours during judo camps does not
affect sleep How was sleep assessed?
selection bias was present in the study
Bruni, O., Sette, S., Fontanesi, L., Baiocco, R., Laghi, F., &
Baumgartner, E. (2015). Technology use and sleep quality in
preadolescence and adolescence. Journal of Clinical Sleep
Medicine, 11(12), 1433-1441.
The study used 850 participants who were either in the

7. adolescent or preadolescent stage.
The quantitative study method was used in the research.
Self-reporting questioners tools How was quality of sleep
assessed. How was it quantified?
Statistical analysis method as used in the study
The study findings indicated that the use of electronic devices
after 9 pm had different effects on the quality of sleep in both
adolescent and preadolescent children.
All the data was self-reported; therefore, it may be subjected to
bias. This works
King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., Zwaans, T., & Kaptsis, D. (2014).
Sleep interference effects of pathological electronic media use
during adolescence. International Journal of Mental Health and
Addiction, 12(1), 21-35.
The study used a total of 1287 students aged twelve to eighteen
years.
The study used the quantitative study method.
The study used questioning instruments.
The results were subjects to the descriptive analysis method
The study finding indicated that adole4scent children media
users reported more sleeping problems than non-pathological
peers.
The adolescent data on sleep and media use may have been
influenced or affected by bias.
The Effects of Electronic Communication Devices on Sleep.
The recent technological development or improvements
have had a significant impact on our lives since they usually
help us relax and also inform us of what is happening across the
globe. However, recent studies have found out that the use of
these technologies, such as electronic communication devices
tend to have significant impacts or effects on sleep. For
instance, using electronic communication devices before

8. sleeping can be psychologically and physically stimulating, thus
hindering once ability to sleep. Therefore, proper caution
should be taken when choosing the devices to use and the
specific timing when to use them. Citing the sources used for
your statements was an important component of this part of the
assignment.