How 'doomscrolling' before bed is wrecking your health? New study confirms our fears
insomnia.
Science Confirms What We Feared
Researchers from Norway have issued a stark warning: using your phone in bed, regardless of what you're doing, is wrecking your sleep more than you realize. Their survey of 45,202 young adults found that those who engaged in bedtime screen use had a 59% higher chance of suffering from insomnia and were losing, on average, 24 minutes of sleep every night.
Surprisingly, it’s not just social media that’s the culprit. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, found that all forms of screen use were equally disruptive, whether you’re catching up on emails, playing games, or even reading a digital book. The primary issue? Time displacement—screen use eats into the hours that should be dedicated to sleep.
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Dr. Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the study’s lead author, explains:
“The type of screen activity does not appear to matter as much as the overall time spent using screens in bed. We found no significant differences between social media and other screen activities, suggesting that screen use itself is the key factor in sleep disruption.”
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