The impact of prolonged violent video-gaming on adolescent sleep: An experimental study

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-143

  King, Daniel L ^a,b   Gradisar, Michael ^a   Drummond, Aaron ^c   Lovato, Nicole ^a   Wessel, Jason ^a   Micic, Gorica ^a   Douglas, Paul ^a   Delfabbro, Paul ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Polysomnography; Sleep wake activity; Video games; Violent media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LATENT PERIOD; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOOD; NIGHT; NIGHT SLEEP; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REM SLEEP; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84880149917     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01060.x     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Anderson, C. A., Shibuya, A., Ihori, N. et al. Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in Eastern and Western countries: a meta-analytic review. Psychol. Bull., 2010, 136: 151-173.
2. Bartholomew, B. D., Sestir, M. A. and Davis, E. B. Correlates and consequences of exposure to video game violence: hostile personality, empathy, and aggressive behavior. Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull., 2005, 31: 1573-1586.
3. Buysse, D. J., Ancoli-Israel, S., Edinger, J. D., Lichstein, K. L. and Morin, C. M. Recommendations for a standard research assessment of insomnia. Sleep, 2006, 29: 1155-1173.
4. Cain, N. and Gradisar, M. Electronic media use and sleep in schoolaged children and adolescents: a review. Sleep Med., 2010, 11: 735-742.
5. Cohen, J. A power primer. Psychol. Bull., 1992, 112: 155-159.
6. Desai, R. A., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Cavallo, D. and Potenzo, M. D. Video-gaming among high school students: health correlates, gender differences, and problematic gaming. Pediatrics, 2010, 126: 1414-1424.
7. Dewald, J. F., Meijer, A. M., Oort, F. J., Kerkhof, G. A. and Bögels, S. M. The influence of sleep quality, sleep duration and sleepiness on school performance in children and adolescents: a meta-analytic review. Sleep Med. Rev., 2010, 14: 179-189.
8. Dworak, M., Schierl, T., Bruns, T. and Strüder, H. K. Impact of singular excessive computer game and television exposure on sleep patterns and memory performance of school-aged children. Pediatrics, 2007, 120: 978-985.
9. Eggermont, S. and Van den Bulck, J. Nodding off or switching off? The use of popular media as a sleep aid in secondary-school children. J. Paediatr. Child Health, 2006, 42: 428-433.
10. Espie, C. A., Inglis, S. J., Tessier, S. and Harvey, L. The clinical effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic insomnia: implementation and evaluation of a sleep clinic in general medical practice. Behav. Res. Ther., 2001, 39: 45-60.
11. Gentile, D. A. Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8-18: a national study. Psychol. Sci., 2009, 20: 594-602.
12. Gentile, D. A., Choo, H., Liau, A. et al. Pathological video game use among youths: a two-year longitudinal study. Pediatrics, 2011, 127: 319-329.
13. Gradisar, M. and Short, M. Sleep Hygiene and Environment: Role of Technology. In: A. R. Wolfson and H. Montgomery-Downs (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Adolescent, and Child Sleep Problems: Developmental Perspectives. Oxford University Press, New York, in press.
14. Gradisar, M., Lack, L., Wright, H., Harris, J. and Brooks, A. Do chronic primary insomniacs have impaired heat loss when attempting sleep? Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol., 2006, 290: R1115-R1121.
15. Higuchi, S., Motohashi, Y., Liu, Y. and Maeda, A. Effects of playing a computer game using a bright display on pre-sleep physiological variables, sleep latency, slow wave sleep and REM sleep. J. Sleep Res., 2005, 14: 267-273.
16. Hoddes, E., Zarcone, V., Smythe, H., Phillips, R. and Dement, W. C. Quantification of sleepiness: a new approach. Psychophysiology, 1973, 10: 431-436.
17. Horne, J. A. and Östberg, O. A self-assessment questionnaire to determine morningness-eveningness in human circadian rhythms. Int. J. Chronobiol., 1976, 4: 97-110.
18. Ivarsson, M., Anderson, M., Akerstedt, T. and Lindblad, F. Playing a violent television game affects heart rate variability. Acta Paediatr., 2009, 98: 166-172.
19. King, D. L. and Delfabbro, P. H. Understanding and assisting excessive players of video games: a community psychology perspective. Aust. Comm. Psychol., 2009, 21: 62-74.
20. King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., Griffiths, M. D. and Gradisar, M. Assessing clinical trials of Internet addiction treatment: a systematic review and CONSORT evaluation. Clin. Psychol. Rev., 2011, 31: 1110-1116.
21. Li, S., Jin, X., Wu, S., Jiang, F., Yan, C. and Shen, X. The impact of media use on sleep patterns and sleep disorders among schoolaged children in China. Sleep, 2007, 30: 361-367.
22. Marshall, S. J., Gorely, T. and Biddle, S. J. H. A descriptive epidemiology of screen-based media use in youth: a review and critique. J. Adolesc., 2006, 29: 333-349.
23. Mentzoni, R. A., Brunborg, G. S., Molde, H. et al. Problematic video game use: estimated prevalence and associations with mental and physical health. Cyberpsychol. Behav. Soc. Netw., 2011, 14: 591- 596.
24. National Sleep Foundation. 2011 Sleep in America Poll: Communications Technology in the Bedroom. The Foundation, Washington, DC. Available from: http:www.sleepfoundation.org/2011poll.
25. Oka, Y., Suzuki, S. and Inoue, Y. Bedtime activities, sleep environments, and sleep/wake patterns of Japanese elementary school children. Behav. Sleep Med., 2008, 6: 220-233.
26. Palatini, P. Need for a revision of the normal limits of resting heart rate. Hypertension, 1999, 33: 622-625.
27. Rechtschaffen, A. and Kales, A. (Eds) A Manual of Standardized Terminology Techniques, and Scoring Systems for Sleep Stages of Human Subjects. (US Public Health Service Publication No. 204). US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1968.
28. Schochat, T., Flint-Bretner,O.andTzischinksy,O.Sleeppatterns, electronic media exposure and daytime sleep-related behaviours among Israeli adolescents. Acta Paediatr., 2010, 99: 1396-1400.
29. Smyth, J. M. Beyond self-selection in video game play: an experimental examination of the consequences of massively multiplayer online role-playing game play. Cyberpsychol. Behav., 2007, 10: 717-721.
30. Suganuma, N., Kikachi, T., Yanagi, K. et al. Using electronic media before sleep can curtail sleep time and result in self-perceived insufficient sleep. Sleep Biol. Rhythms, 2007, 5: 204-214.
31. Swing, E. L., Gentile, D. A., Anderson, C. A. and Walsh, D. A. Television and video game exposure and the development of attention problems. Pediatrics, 2010, 126: 214-221.
32. Weaver, E., Gradisar, M., Dohnt, H., Lovato, N. and Douglas, P. The effect of pre-sleep video-game playing on adolescent sleep. J. Clin. Sleep Med., 2010, 6: 184-189.