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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-940173
Fernsehkonsum und Schlafstörungen bei Kindern
Association Between Televison Viewing and Insomnia During Early AdolescencePublication History
Publication Date:
20 November 2007 (online)
Zusammenfassung
Anliegen Es wurde untersucht, inwieweit sich die in US-amerikanischen Studien gefundenen kindlichen Schlafstörungen als Folge vermehrten Fernsehkonsums auch in einer deutscher Population zeigen. Die Fragestellung wurde um die Filminhalte und deren Zusammenhang mit dem Schlaf erweitert. Methode 137 Kinder (Altersmittelwert: 13 Jahre) wurden zu ihrem Fernsehverhalten und ihrem Schlaf befragt. Ergebnisse Es zeigten sich Zusammenhänge sowohl zwischen der Fernsehdauer als auch der Art der konsumierten Filme mit Symptomen einer Insomnie. Schlussfolgerung Vermehrter kindlicher TV-Konsum ist mit Schlafstörungen assoziiert.
Abstract
Objective The association between frequent television viewing and sleep disorders had been shown in several US studies. Since there is a cultural impact on habits of television viewing it was of interest how these problems are represented in a German population. Moreover we examined whether the type of television program consumed has an association with symptoms of insomnia. Methods 137 children, mean age 13 ys, were asked about duration of daily television viewing, the type of movies they are watching and symptoms of insomnia (PSQI and Regensburger Insomnia Rating Scale RIS). Results Mean time of television viewing was 3.58 hours per day and mean PSQI (Pittsburgher Schlafqualitätsindex) score was 4.51. There was a significant relationship between shortened sleep time and duration of daily television viewing. A positive correlation between watching horror movies and symptoms of insomnia was found for the whole sample. The frequency of viewing certain types of films and its association with sleep disorders was sex related. Conclusion In a German population of children a positive relationship between duration of daily television viewing and shortened sleep time was found. Movies with scaring effects are associated with insomnia.
Schlüsselwörter
Schlaf - Insomnie - Fernsehen - Kinder
Key words
insomnia - television - children - sleep
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Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Tatjana Crönlein
Schlafmedizinisches Zentrum der Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie an der Universität am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg
Universitätsstraße 84
93053 Regensburg
Email: tatjana.croenlein@medbo.de