The Effects of Parental Intervention on Sleep Patterns and Electronic Media Exposure in Young Adolescents
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Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention aimed at the promotion of healthy sleep patterns and controlled exposure to electronic media (EM) in young adolescents. Participants: The sample included 70 dyads of parents (68 mothers and 2 fathers) and adolescents. Intervention and control groups each consisted of 35 young adolescents with a mean age of 10.7 (0.9) years old. Methods: Three waves of data collection included baseline, post-intervention, and 3 month follow-up. In each wave, adolescents reported habitual electronic media exposure and sleep patterns for a week and wore an actigraph for five nights. Parents in the intervention group participated in a six-session interactive workshop, while parents in the control group received equivalent written information by mail. Results: The intervention led to earlier bedtimes (p < 0.001), increased sleep efficiency (p < 0.01), increased sleep duration (p < 0.001) and reduced video games exposure (p < 0.01). Benefits were maintained at the follow-up. Conclusion: Interventions tailored for parents can create lasting positive changes in sleep patterns and EM exposure in young adolescents.
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- Authors
- Flint Bretler, O., Tzischinsky, O., Asraf, K., & Shochat, T.
- Affiliations
- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Jezreel Valley 1930600, Israel
- The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (IL)
- University of Haifa (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Shochat, Tamar
- Venue
- Clocks & Sleep
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-03-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 129-144
- ISSN
- 2624-5175 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8947686
- OpenAlex
- W4214929030
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4
- FWCI
- 1.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Clocks & Sleep (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- parental intervention, sleep patterns, electronic media exposure, early adolescents, bedtime, sleep efficiency, sleep duration, video game use, actigraphy, sleep promotion
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