The children whose parents have strict rules On the use of mobile phones during the night they sleep on average 40 minutes more every night, which has a better impact health and academic performance, indicates an investigation of the Geneva University (Just) published in Discover Public Health.
The study, conducted through questionnaires to 329 students between 13 and 15 years in 2021, he showed that schoolchildren whose parents prohibit the Telephone use In the bedrooms, or their use at night, they get to sleep More than four hours and extra a half every week.
More sleep time at an age in which it is recommended to sleep nine hoursbut in which many teenagers They often rest between seven and eight, have an impact on Best Memoryattention and emotional stability, also reducing the Anxiety risk and depression, the UNIGE stood out in a statement on this study.
“Parents must get involved, because this influences the health And the success of his children, “said the doctoral student of the Department of Basic Neuroscience of the UNIGE Kevin Mammerimain author of the investigation.
Role of Schools
The Schools They must also play a role with awareness workshops about the importance of sleep at a time when “many students They go to bed with their mobile and there is no clear distinction between sleep and internet time, “in the words of the neuroscientific Virginie Sterpenich.
Previous studies in Swiss indicated that the number of teenagers what’s happening More than four hours of the day in front of a screen multiplied by 12 between 2012 and 2020.
