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From: The Boston Globe

Texting before bed linked to higher stress

The Boston Globe:

In a study of more than 500 people, those who used technology before bedtime reported higher levels of stress than those who didn’t, LiveScience reports on May 29. But the association wasn’t found with all forms of technology: emailing or watching television before bed wasn’t linked with greater stress. Other non-stressful pre-bed activities? Reading a book and exercising. In the study, researcher Israel Arevalo, a former psychology student at University of Texas-Pan American, recruited 500 subjects ages 18 to 73 who completed an online survey.

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