Front Psychiatry March 2021 PMID 33737890

The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults.

Sei Yon Sohn, Lauren Krasnoff, Philippa Rees, Nicola J Kalk, Ben Carter

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Discussions emphasize the link between smartphone addiction and poor sleep, with posts describing the study’s findings as 'significant' and noting that nearly 4 in 10 young adults report sleep issues linked to smartphone use. The tone varies from supportive and explanatory to slightly concerned, indicating high overall interest and agreement but only moderate depth of engagement and perceived impact.

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Most discussions support the study’s findings that smartphone addiction harms sleep, citing multiple reports and referencing the research directly.

InterestHigh interest

The conversations demonstrate strong interest, with many posts sharing detailed summaries and commenting on the significance of the findings.

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While some comments reflect engagement through sharing implications and personal concerns, others are more straightforward, resulting in a moderate engagement score.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions indicate recognition of the study's importance, especially in health contexts, although the overall emphasis on practical impact is cautious.

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Sleep Research Society
@ResearchSleep · X

In a large UK study #researchers investigated the relationship between #smartphone addiction and #sleep quality in a young adult population. https://t.co/CCo9es0py6 https://t.co/pJHvAD4Q2F

Mar 11, 2021 · 9 likes · 1 share · 15,802 followers View post →
Ben Carter
@DrBenCarter · X

Large UK study shows Poor sleep is linked to Smartphone Addiction

Mar 2, 2021 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 529 followers View post →
Frontiers - Psychiatry
@FrontPsychiatry · X

New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Background: In a large UK study we investigated the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep quality in a young adult… https://t.co/939Wo7KHF6 #Psychiatry

Apr 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 16,608 followers View post →
Juhana Harju
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The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults https://t.co/hyzLFG0MIm

Mar 2, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,690 followers View post →
BBC Digital Planet
@digitalplanet · X

Problematic smart phone use - is it becoming an official medical condition? Despite much news reporting about 'smartphone addiction' will it ever have a formal clinical diagnosis and should it? @KalkNicola discusses this latest study on @digitalplanet https://t.co/MEYXN5cFKF.

Mar 10, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,300 followers View post →
Global Med Education
@GlobalMedEd · X

The association between #smartphone "#addiction" and poor #sleep. https://t.co/RClW83MvRh #nursepractitioner #primarycare #mh #bipolar #mood #mhchat #mentalhealth #psychosis #depression #obstetrics #gynecology #medicineatmidnight #insomnia https://t.co/03fLy9fDJW

Mar 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 9,273 followers View post →

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Terry Pearson
@TPLTD · X

@Miss_Snuffy Adult smartphone addiction in UK (participants aged 18 to 30) so NOT school children: https://t.co/YAExCzZux7

Oct 1, 2023 · 718 followers View post →
Francois-Marie Bréon
@fmbreon · X

@oxythan @Sante_Magazine @SourceOu Probablement cet article. Il y a effectivement un lien entre usage du smartphone et mauvais sommeil. Mais rien n'indique que ce soit en lien avec les ondes émises https://t.co/sboL8iPn7z

Sep 9, 2023 · 1 like · 30,085 followers View post →
Remaths ScarBelly
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@Chaaaaat_chat @Godystudio @rachidowsky13 ha ben dans l'article de CNN il y en avait une aussi d'étude, qui dit que l'usage excessif du smartphone (et de manière trop tardive) nuit au sommeil https://t.co/EowXNTsZG7

Jan 15, 2023 · 761 followers View post →
GIS 30
@GIS_17875 · X

RT @BergmannLcsw: This research is worth a share. Managing our smartphone use can help us sleep better. https://t.co/YjKqnIBmy3

Jun 1, 2022 · 1 share · 134 followers View post →
Suzanne Bergmann. LCSW
@BergmannLCSW · X

This research is worth a share. Managing our smartphone use can help us sleep better. https://t.co/YjKqnIBmy3

Jun 1, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 938 followers View post →
Carlat Psychiatry
@CarlatPsych · X

In a recent survey of 1000 university students, 1 in 3 reported that excessive smartphone use impaired their sleep @FrontPsychiatry @KalkNicola @MaudsleyNHS @DrBenCarter et al #digital #mentalhealth https://t.co/cjRphbBufa

Dec 7, 2021 · 8,058 followers View post →
UCL Discovery
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Open Access UCL Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults https://t.co/GbA5WlGm8M

Sep 22, 2021 · 2,514 followers View post →
Canpolat
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The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep — 2021 https://t.co/bPMRUGUOCo

Jun 20, 2021 · 1 like · 1,928 followers View post →
Veronica Cheng
@veronicheng · X

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May 16, 2021 · 203 followers View post →
Belzung Catherine
@CathBelzung · X

RT @FrontPsychiatry: New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Back…

Apr 6, 2021 · 4 shares · 550 followers View post →
Verónica Vaquer
@vaquer_que · X

RT @FrontPsychiatry: New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Back…

Apr 5, 2021 · 4 shares · 20 followers View post →
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@iBrain_Inserm · X

RT @FrontPsychiatry: New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Back…

Apr 5, 2021 · 4 shares · 1,714 followers View post →
Karen Mejia
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RT @FrontPsychiatry: New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Back…

Apr 4, 2021 · 4 shares · 389 followers View post →
Frontiers - Psychiatry
@FrontPsychiatry · X

New Research: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults: Background: In a large UK study we investigated the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep quality in a young adult… https://t.co/939Wo7KHF6 #Psychiatry

Apr 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 16,608 followers View post →
Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales
@IFAC_Addictions · X

#Ecrans Smartphone : l'addiction est salée - Article dans "Les Echos" à propos de l'étude "The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults" https://t.co/14HxRVsY27

Mar 26, 2021 · 1,480 followers View post →
NK papers
@NK_papers · X

The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults by Sei Yon Sohn https://t.co/4vqtinT62Z

Mar 19, 2021 · 1,286 followers View post →
DermaTherapy Bedding
@DermaTherapyUK · X

A UK study found 39% young adults reported smartphone addiction which is associated with poor sleep. Read the full article: #WorldSleepDay #NationalBedMonth https://t.co/nK2PPEbH2L

Mar 19, 2021 · 200 followers View post →
Sleep Research Society
@ResearchSleep · X

In a large UK study #researchers investigated the relationship between #smartphone addiction and #sleep quality in a young adult population. https://t.co/CCo9es0py6 https://t.co/pJHvAD4Q2F

Mar 11, 2021 · 9 likes · 1 share · 15,802 followers View post →
@investigando
@rocatanho · X

La adicción al teléfono inteligente (menos interés en las relaciones cara a cara, uso a pesar del conocimiento de las consecuencias negativas, ansiedad cuando no tienen acceso al teléfono) se asociaría con un mal sueño, independiente de la duración del uso https://t.co/oHJfbHdgEW

Mar 11, 2021 · 397 followers View post →
Ania J Lichtarowicz
@aniatech · X

RT @digitalplanet: Problematic smart phone use - is it becoming an official medical condition? Despite much news reporting about 'smartpho…

Mar 10, 2021 · 1 share · 278 followers View post →
BBC Digital Planet
@digitalplanet · X

Problematic smart phone use - is it becoming an official medical condition? Despite much news reporting about 'smartphone addiction' will it ever have a formal clinical diagnosis and should it? @KalkNicola discusses this latest study on @digitalplanet https://t.co/MEYXN5cFKF.

Mar 10, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,300 followers View post →
R. A Martin, Jr.
@DJROSTI · X

RT @GlobalMedEd: The association between #smartphone "#addiction" and poor #sleep. https://t.co/RClW83MvRh #nursepractitioner #primarycare…

Mar 10, 2021 · 2 shares · 5,835 followers View post →
Bongani Mayosi Health Sciences Library (BMHSL)
@uct_bmhsl · X

RT @GlobalMedEd: The association between #smartphone "#addiction" and poor #sleep. https://t.co/RClW83MvRh #nursepractitioner #primarycare…

Mar 10, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,591 followers View post →
Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales
@IFAC_Addictions · X

#SA The Association Between Smartphone Addiction (SA) &Sleep: a UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults- Etude relation entre la dépendance aux smartphones et la qualité du sommeil dans une population de jeunes adultes britanniques https://t.co/71N9JoCjQF

Mar 10, 2021 · 1,480 followers View post →
Global Med Education
@GlobalMedEd · X

The association between #smartphone "#addiction" and poor #sleep. https://t.co/RClW83MvRh #nursepractitioner #primarycare #mh #bipolar #mood #mhchat #mentalhealth #psychosis #depression #obstetrics #gynecology #medicineatmidnight #insomnia https://t.co/03fLy9fDJW

Mar 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 9,273 followers View post →
Giulio Magnifico
@giuliomagnifico · X

The association between smartphone addiction and sleep in young adults https://t.co/o8Bkn3cr1Z

Mar 4, 2021 · 262 followers View post →
Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales
@IFAC_Addictions · X

#SA The Association Between Smartphone Addiction (SA) &Sleep: a UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults-Etude britannique menée, en 2019, sur 1 043 jeunes adultes de 18 à 30 ans sur la relation entre la dépendance aux smartphones et la qualité du sommeil https://t.co/oG44UjLcN1

Mar 3, 2021 · 1,480 followers View post →
J P Fanton
@HealthyFellow · X

RT @JuhanaHarju: The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults https://t.co/hyzLFG0MIm

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 share · 25,992 followers View post →
Juhana Harju
@JuhanaHarju · X

The Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Sleep: A UK Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults https://t.co/hyzLFG0MIm

Mar 2, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,690 followers View post →
Setha Low
@sethalow · X

I am concerned. Read article by ⁦Tasha Dunn on digital autoethnography. https://t.co/wgcfU2Retl

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,310 followers View post →
CK's Technology News
@CKsTechNews · X

Nearly 4 in 10 university students addicted to smartphones, UK study finds Study: https://t.co/rpyAUbNH2c Via: https://t.co/cwrkfGChz7 https://t.co/gPPbQVmfbb

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 like · 1,344 followers View post →
Biostatistics & Health Informatics at KCL
@KCLBHI · X

New study led by @DrBenCarter shows poor sleep is linked to smartphone addiction, and problematic usage needs to be better measured @KingsCollegeLon @KingsIoPPN Full paper here ⬇️ https://t.co/Exip7nFbeT https://t.co/S756jNtr7Y

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 like · 1,387 followers View post →
Nicky Kalk
@KalkNicola · X

RT @DrBenCarter: Large UK study shows Poor sleep is linked to Smartphone Addiction

Mar 2, 2021 · 3 shares · 195 followers View post →
Philippa Rees
@PhilippaCRees · X

RT @DrBenCarter: Large UK study shows Poor sleep is linked to Smartphone Addiction

Mar 2, 2021 · 3 shares · 434 followers View post →
Ben Carter
@DrBenCarter · X

Large UK study shows Poor sleep is linked to Smartphone Addiction

Mar 2, 2021 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 529 followers View post →
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