Ensuring that children get enough sleep during early adolescence may help deter them from viewing mature-rated media content, especially if they show impulsive tendencies, a new study shows.
The study of 9- to 13-year-olds found that higher impulsivity was predictive of more R-rated movie watching, and shorter sleep duration was predictive for more mature video gaming and R-rated movie watching.
The findings were presented at SLEEP 2023, the 37th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.Research shows children exposed to mature-rated media display decreased empathy and aggressive behaviors later in life, which is a"major public health concern," Zhang said. As part of the study, they wore a Fitbit watch for at least 7 days at the 2-year follow-up to provide an objective estimate of sleep duration. They completed a validated questionnaire about impulsivity at 2 years and were asked about R-rated movie watching and mature video gaming at both the 2-year and 3-year follow-up.
In addition, after controlling for bedtime screen use, parental monitoring and demographic covariates, shorter sleep duration was predictive for more mature video gaming and R-rated movie watching 1 year later. Breus said he'd like to know if the kids in the study were ever assessed for attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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