The University of Geneva study was carried out through questionnaires to 329 students between 13 and 15 years in 2021showed that the School children whose parents prohibit the use of their mobile phone in the room or at night sleep more than four and a half hours more per week.
Children whose parents have strict rules on using the mobile phone at night sleep on average another 40 minutes, which translates into better health and academic performance, according to an investigation.
The University of Geneva Study (UNIGE) published in Discover Public Health, was carried out through questionnaires to 329 students between 13 and 15 years in 2021showed that the School children whose parents prohibit the use of their mobile phone in the room or at night sleep more than four and a half hours more per week.
More hours of sleep at a age when nine hours of sleep are recommended, but when many teenagers usually sleep between seven and eight hours, results in a better memory, attention and emotional stability, also reducing the risk of anxiety and depression, He highlighted Unige in a statement about this study released on Wednesday.
“Parents should get involved because this influences the health and success of their children,” said Kevin Mammeri, a doctoral student at the UNIGE Department of Basic Neurosciences and the main author of the investigation.
Schools should also play a role with awareness workshops for the importance of sleep at a time when “Many students lie with mobile phones and there is no clear distinction between sleep and internet time”according to neuroscientist Virginie Sterpenich.
Previous studies in Switzerland have indicated that the number of adolescents who spend more than four hours a day in front of a screen increased 12 times between 2012 and 2020.
