The Effect of Presleep Video-Game Playing on Adolescent Sleep
Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicinePublished 15 April 2010Open access
Edward M. Weaver, Michael Gradisar, Hayley Dohnt, Nicole Lovato, Paul Douglas
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Results suggest the direct effect of presleep video-game playing on adolescent sleep may be more modest than previously thought, suggesting that surveys linking stimulating presleep activities to poor sleep need substantiating with empirical evidence.
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Results suggest the direct effect of presleep video-game playing on adolescent sleep may be more modest than previously thought, suggesting that surveys linking stimulating presleep activities to poor sleep need substantiating with empirical evidence.
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