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AMERICAN <br /> V AM PSY'CN^ OLOGICA <br /> Usm wow ASSOCIATION <br /> TMEM Now SERVICES,INC. <br /> p <br /> experiential knowledge 39. Yet,it is crucial for young people to have access to in-person screenings <br /> and clinician support. <br /> Psychological Effects of Lost Opportunities While Youth Are Online <br /> Every hour youth spend online is an hour that is not being spent on alternative ("in real <br /> life") activities. In some cases, this may protect adolescents' exposure to peer contexts in which <br /> substance use and sexually risky behaviors occur. However, youths' online activities also may <br /> preclude engagement in activities necessary for successful maturation and psychological <br /> adaptation. Perhaps most concerning is the extent to which research has demonstrated that <br /> technology and social media use is interfering with youths' sleep. <br /> Research has supported the link between technology use and sleep in several ways. <br /> Perhaps most compelling are data from meta-analyses(i.e.,a statistical integration of findings from <br /> across an entire body of research) indicating that 60% of adolescents report using technology in <br /> the hour before bedtime, and more screen time is associated with poorer sleep health and failure <br /> to meet sleep duration requirements set by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, partly due <br /> to delayed melatonin release, delayed bedtimes, and increases in overstimulation and difficulty <br /> disengaging from online social interactions. Interventions to reduce nighttime screen use are <br /> successful in increasing sleep duration 40 <br /> This has critical implications for adolescent development. Research suggests that <br /> insufficient sleep is associated with poor school performance, difficulties with attention, stress <br /> 39 Marchant,A.,Hawton,K., Stewart,A.,Montgomery,P., Singaravelu,V.,Lloyd,K.,Purdy,N.,Dame,K.,& <br /> John,A. (2017).A systematic review of the relationship between internet use, self-harm and suicidal behaviour in <br /> young people: The good,the bad and the unknown.PLOS ONE, 12(8), e0181722. <br /> „//Llc4i 2rsS/40.L3 71/Lio---- one.0�8i 722,Thoits,P.A. (2011). Mechanisms Linking Social Ties and Support to <br /> Physical and Mental Health.Journal of Health and Social Behavior,52(2), 145-161. <br /> !jjjps.//Llc4i(. 40.i i 77/0022�465 i 0395592. <br /> 40 Telzer EH, Goldenberg D,Fuligni AJ,Lieberman MD, Galvan A. Sleep variability in adolescence is associated <br /> with altered brain development. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2015-114:16-22. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2015.05.007. <br /> 17 <br /> AMORG <br /> APASERVICES.ORG <br /> 750 Furst Street,NIIE 202.336.5800 <br /> Advocating for APAYrterribers ood pnyc'hC7logy Washington,DC'20002-4242 202.336,6i123 TDD <br />