A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults. The study is a project of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those who use social media less. The researchers say doctors should ask young adults about their use of social media when treating sleep issues. “This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social media use really can impact your sleep,” said Jessica C. Levenson. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the university’s Department of Psychiatry. She was the lead author of a report on the study. The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults. Levenson noted that these young adults are possibly the first “generation to grow up with social media.”
Title: Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake
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Levenson. </span> <span data-start-time='48917' data-end-time='55417'>She is a postdoctoral researcher in the university’s Department of Psychiatry. </span> <span data-start-time='55417' data-end-time='60104'>She was the lead author of a report on the study.</span> <span data-start-time='60104' data-end-time='69646'>The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults. </span> <span data-start-time='69646' data-end-time='78188'>Levenson noted that these young adults are possibly the first “generation to grow up with social media.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/soc_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5563 data-hint-location='55417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/what_does_author_mean.m4a'>What does author mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who has written something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/further_study.m4a'><span>further study</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/a_person_who_has_written_something.m4a'><span>a person who has written something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/something_that_stops_you_from_working.m4a'><span>something that stops you from working</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/predicting_on_the_basis_of_observation.m4a'><span>predicting on the basis of observation</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5564 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/what_is_the_study_examining_in_relation_to_social_media_use.m4a'>What is the study examining in relation to social media use?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sleep'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/reading_level.m4a'><span>reading level</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/weight.m4a'><span>weight</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/sleep.m4a'><span>sleep</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/eating_habits.m4a'><span>eating habits</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5565 data-hint-location='69646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/young_adults_are_the_first_generation_to_grow_up_with__blank_.m4a'>Young adults are the first generation to grow up with <span class='blank'>social media</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='social media'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/social_media.m4a'><span>social media</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/technology.m4a'><span>technology</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/electricity.m4a'><span>electricity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/904/education.m4a'><span>education</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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