Beyond screen use duration: the role of evening TV-timing on sleep in preschool-aged children
= 0.11). These findings highlight the importance of considering timing as a meaningful dimension of media exposure and suggest that simple behavioral adjustments-such as creating a longer buffer between evening TV use and bedtime-may support healthier sleep in young children.
Authors
- Tracy Riggins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8633-2131)
- Rebecca M. C. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8674-2384)
- Isabel M. Wilder
Institutions
- Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod (FR)
- NeuroCognitive Institute (US)
- Cognitive Research (United States) (US)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sleep
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2026.1783027
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health