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Effects of Screen Viewing Time on Sleep Duration and Bedtime in Children Aged 1 and 3 Years: Japan Environment and Children’s Study

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Nishioka, Takafumi, Hasunuma, Hideki, Okuda, Masumi, Taniguchi, Naoko, Fujino, Tetsuro, Shimomura, Hideki, Tanaka, Yasuhiko, Shima, Masayuki +2 more·2022·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph19073914PMC PMC8997461
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This study aimed to clarify the effects of television/digital versatile disc (TV/DVD) viewing time and portable electronic device (PED) usage time on sleep duration and bedtime and the difference between the effects of TV/DVD and PED on sleep. The effect of TV/DVD viewing time or PED usage time on sleep duration and bedtime was analyzed using a multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates. A total of 74,525 participants were included in the analysis, using data from Japan Environment and Children’s Study. TV/DVD viewing was not associated with short sleep duration, but PED usage was associated with short sleep duration. In addition, the risk of short sleep duration increased as PED usage time increased. We also investigated the effects of sleep habits at age 1 year on sleep at age 3 years. This study showed that late bedtime at age 1 year posed a significant risk of late bedtime at age 3 years. In summary, particular caution should be paid to PED use from a child’s health perspective, and sleep habits should be focused on bedtime from the age of 1 year.

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Authors
Nishioka, T., Hasunuma, H., Okuda, M., Taniguchi, N., Fujino, T., Shimomura, H., Tanaka, Y., Shima, M., Takeshima, Y., & Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
Affiliations
Hyogo Medical University (JP)
Corresponding author
Okuda, Masumi
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-03-25
Volume
19
Issue
7
Pages
3914
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph19073914
PMC
PMC8997461
OpenAlex
W4220962805
Cited by
16
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2
FWCI
2.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Center for Child Health and Development
  • University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Hyogo College of Medicine
  • Hokkaido University
  • Chiba University
  • Nagoya City University
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
screen time, sleep duration, bedtime, portable devices, television viewing, toddlers, infants, sleep habits, Japan Environment and Children's Study
MeSH terms
Screen Time, Child, Humans, Infant, Japan, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Television

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