ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Sex Difference in the Longitudinal Association between Adolescents’ Sleep, Screen-Time, and Depressive Symptomatology

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Developmental Psychology

  • J. Gracie Wilburn
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana
  • Chelsea Kracht
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana
  • Amanda Staiano
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana

Abstract

The purpose was to examine the longitudinal relationship amongst adolescent sleep, screen-time, and depressive symptomatology differentially by sex. TV viewing was positively associated with depressive symptomatology in girls. There were no associations between sleep and depressive symptomatology. Future work should examine reducing TV time in girls to improve mental health.

Mood Disorders