Sleepy teens awake still hooked up to tech toys

by William Atkins

Monday, 06 October 2008

Page 1 of 3 ! An Australian study has shown that around 50% of third- and fourth-year high school students do not get enough sleep because they are too busy playing electronic games, watching TV, listening to music, and talking on the telephone. Obvious, yes, but its conclusions are still important! Dr. Kurt Lushington, a professor within the School of Psychology at the University of South Australia, lead the study, which studied 348 teenagers in the last two years of high school in Australia. The study found that boys are more likely to be playing electronic games, watching television, or listening to music while in bed before going to sleep. Girls, on the other hand, were discovered to be more likely talking on the telephone. His results were reported at the Australasian Sleep Conference held in the Adelaide Convention Centre. The conference is held by the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), a scientific organization for Australian and New Zealand scientists, researchers, and clinicians in the study area of sleep. Dr. Lushington warned that such activities of teenagers are causing them to lose large amounts of needed sleep each night. He stated, “Sleep is very important for learning and memory, particularly in year 12 when pressure is on to perform.” [Herald Sun: “Teens missing sleeps as they play video games in bed”] Lushington added, "A lot of kids are reporting that they're tired when they wake up and there are quite a few reporting they're sleepy during the day." Another article from the United States reports that the "Down Under" study from Australia reports the obvious. Maybe so, but could it still be an important conclusion? Please read on. << First page <   1 2 3 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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