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Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study

To understand the prevalence of children and adolescents’ electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use.

Citation:
Brushe ME, Islam T, Monroy NS, Sincovich A, Gregory T, Finlay-Jones A, Brinkman SA. Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study. Aust New Zealand J Public Health. 2022.

Keywords:
Adolescents; children; electronic media; screen time; wellbeing and engagement collection

Abstract:
To understand the prevalence of children and adolescents’ electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use.