Relationship Between Technology Consumption And Sleep Deprivation

Students,especially students who drive to and from school are also at risk of more car crashes because of sleep deprivation. Additionally getting good sleep is important to maintaining good health,staying awake and alert, and working at peak performance. Although students can simply sleep earlier, many need that time to study and complete homework, with a later start time students can get their homework down and get a sufficient amount of sleep.”According to this research, the ideal amount of sleep for the average teenager falls between 8.5 and 9.5 hours a night, and teenagers who receive adequate sleep benefit from better physical and mental health, safety, and academic performance. It also revealed that puberty causes a “phase delay” in teenagers, which shifts the time that teenagers fall asleep back by two

Adolescents today face a widespread chronic health problem: sleep deprivation. Research shows that getting enough sleep is a biological necessity. Sleep is essential for a person’s health and wellbeing, according to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Teens are among those least likely to get enough sleep; while they need on average 9 1/4 hours of sleep per night for optimal performance and health and brain development, teens average fewer than 7 hours per school night, and most report feeling tired during the day (Nationwide Childrens, 2003). The root of the problem is early school start times.

This scholarly journal article deliberates the necessity of sleep and the phenomenon that adolescent children are suffering from a lack of sleep. The loss of sleep can negatively af-fect a teenager’s academic performance, driving capabilities, cognitive abilities and more. Bryant and Gomez provide recommendations for combating the sleep deficiency with teens, which includes their caffeine intake, establishing specific bedtimes, and the use of technology. The authors reference several other articles done specifically on the use of electronic devices and their effects on a person’s ability to sleep.

Imagine: a world where a biological necessity is not seen as a priority, and adolescent’s educations are suffering. This is how schools’ think about sleep.What all human beings need to survive is being put on the back burner by most schools in America- sleep(11a). It has been proven through the process of scientific research that sleep is necessary on the same level as food or activity. Unfortunately, sleep deprivation is a chronic health problem that many youths suffer from today. Teens are naturally predisposed to go to sleep around 11 pm, but are forced to wake up around 6:15, not allowing any time for adequate sleep (“Backgrounder: Later school start Times” 1). Irregular sleep patterns during teenage years can cause long-term

Lack of sleep contributes to many problems for teenage students. Students who start their school day at 7:30 or 8:00 am are not as well rested as those who start their school day at 9 am. Students suffering from sleep deprivation have higher absences from school, more tardiness, lower grades, and they are less happy. They are also at risk for a lot of other problems. Lack of sleep can affect learning ability and it can even affect graduation rates. Sleep deprived students risk their safety and the safety of others when they get into a car to drive because sleep deprived students are also more likely to be involved in early morning car accidents. Schools might say students need to go to bed earlier, but the studies show that doesn’t help as much as one would think. The reason? Earlier bedtime doesn’t help because a teens’ natural sleep cycle starts later in the evening and their natural time to wake up is later in the morning than when 80% of the schools in the United States start their school day. An

It is a truth universally acknowledged that teenagers sleep late into the day. Laying in a warm bed piled 3 feet high with duvets and blankets, an alarm clock beside them that may have been used only once on the first day of school. Many people believe this is due to pure laziness, however this has been proven wrong (for the majority of them anyways) as it is actually quite natural. Unfortunately the school times don’t coincide with what is best for the optimum chance to learn and capability to keep the information.

Many do not believe that we have a technology problem in today’s society. But, ninety-five percent of people use technology an hour before they go to sleep (How Technology Affects Sleep). This is an alarming amount of people who use technology before they go to sleep. You do not have to be looking directly at the technology to trigger the pineal gland to stop releasing melatonin (Kim). Many also believe that lack of sleep due to technology does not affect how they do their daily jobs. Seventy-five percent of those over 30 that reported not getting enough sleep said that when they were tired that their sleepiness effected their daily work (Tarkan). For a school age kid ten hours of sleep is needed. Teenagers also need about nine to ten

Over the span of thirty year research has repeatedly shown that adolescents, between the ages thirteen and eighteen, are sleep deprived. With so much time, money, and research put forth to solve this problem, most would believe that a solution has been discovered and in mid stages of implementation. However, after reviewing statistics one can not help feeling disappointed by the gargantuan number of students who still are not getting enough sleep. Why are adolescents still being sleep deprived? Schools have refused to change their start times even though students have repeatedly stated that waking up at such an early time is physically and mentally strainful. Unreasonably early school start times cause various difficulties for students such

A study at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement showed that adolescents “internal clocks” or hormones that control the sleep schedule are released at different times of the day than those of other age groups. Thus, it is more difficult for a teen to go to bed early in the evening than an adult. In a study, Mary Carskadon, Brown University researcher, studied adolescent sleeping habits and found that 10th-graders who were making the switch to a 7:20 a.m. start time, about an hour earlier than their schedule as ninth-graders. Despite their new schedule, the students went to bed at about the same time as they did the year before: 10:40 p.m. on average. This results in only 5-6 hours of sleep (depending on the time it takes for the student to get ready and travel times), as opposed to the recommend 8.5-9.5. This lack of sleep can cause a decrease in average grades, higher rates of obesity, depression, motor-vehicle accidents among teens and an overall lower quality of life. This depicts the need for high schools to start later in the

With so much emphasis placed on education for a better future, it is important that students do well and make the most of it to succeed. Although, it would be utterly difficult to do so if students are sleep-deprived and too tired to concentrate. This is why school starting times should be delayed. Teenagers often face criticism for staying up late as the reason for being sleep-deprived, but this isn’t always the case. Generally speaking, several factors determine the structure of a teenager’s sleep cycle. Furthermore, postponing school start times have been shown to have various benefits besides allowing students to get extra rest. Health benefits, academic success, and reduced tardiness, truancy and dropout rates are all linked to the postponing

This paper will explore two of the main scholarly articles that are published in 2014 as well as an authoritative source with similar research procedures that involves, among young adults’ exposure to electronic media while also examining the change of sleeping pattern habits among university students. Tavernier, Royette & Willoughby, Teena (2014) examines the sleeping duration among the sample

Technology such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more accessible in this day and age, and their effects are theorized, but unknown. Adolescents can be seen almost anywhere with one of these devices in hand. Small-screen devices can affect many things, but one of the most concerning is the alterations that devices have on adolescent sleep habits. Since technology is so popular and doesn’t seem to be declining in use, it is important that we understand how they affect the population, whether it be positive or negative. Since adolescents are in the process of going through puberty and new biological processes are occurring, they are more susceptible to changes in their sleep cycle. One theory that was posed by Judith Owens, et al., was that “...exposure to relatively low-intensity light can alter circadian rhythms and suppress nocturnal melatonin secretion” (Owens et

Adolescence is an important time for physical, cognitive, and emotional changes in behavior, a time in which one’s developmental process is continually challenged by new experiences and abilities (Wolfson and Carskadon 875-87). Sleep is a crucial aspect in adolescent development. In this stage, they often struggle with getting the necessary amount of rest needed each day due to late night studying and assignments during school nights. In more than 40 states, at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30 a.m., according to the CDC’s report (Richmond). As children grow into adolescents, they tend to experience changes in their sleep-wake cycle, causing them to exhibit a natural preference to go to bed later and wake up later in the day (Carskadon 258-62; Dement & Vaughan).

Today, most research done on technology’s effect on sleep has been focused on how technology makes sleeping more difficult. Technology can become a distraction and keep your brain active as a result of using it before going to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation even discovered through a poll that “nine of 10 Americans reported

This article reviews a study that looked at the assumption of teens that frequently use electronic devices before bedtime get less sleep. The researchers collected data from around 9,800 kids aged from 16-19 years old in Hordaland County, Norway, in 2012. The researchers’ method included asking about their use of electronics during day and night, and each adolescent’s sleep quantity and quality. They found that at least four hours of daily