Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Relationship between Problematic Technology Use and Psychotic-Like Experiences: A Large CrossSectional Study in 87,302 Chinese Adolescents

Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Relationship between Problematic Technology Use and Psychotic-Like Experiences: A Large CrossSectional Study in 87,302 Chinese Adolescents

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DOI 10.20900/jpbs.20240004
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年,卷(期) 2024, 9(3)
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1 Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China;
2 Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang, China;
3 Department of Psychiatry, Zigong Mental Health Center, Zigong Institute of Brain Science, The Zigong Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Zigong 643020, Sichuan, China

Abstract
Background: This study of 87,302 Chinese adolescents aimed to test: (1) theassociation of psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) with sleep disturbance and three different subtypes of problematic technology use (PTU), including problematic social media use (PSMU), problematic smartphone use (PSU), and internet gaming disorder (IGD); and (2) whether sleep disturbance mediated the relationship between PTU and PLEs.Method: 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire, Smartphone-Application Based Addiction Scale, the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires were employed.Results: (1) The prevalence of clinically relevant PLEs, IGD, PSMU, PSU, and sleep disturbance was 18.1%, 2.4%, 1.5%, 17.2%, and 26%, respectively. (2) PSU, PSMU, and IGD displayed comparable levels of association with PLEs (r = 0.37–0.41) and sleep disturbance (r = 0.42–0.47); (3) Sleep disturbance acted as a partial mediator between PTU and PLEs, mediating 51.8% of the effect of PSU, 49.2% of the effect of PSMU, and 44.1% of the effects of the IGD on PLEs.Conclusion: PTUs are closely associated with sleep disturbance and PLEs. The results call for formal assessments for sleep disturbance and PLEs among adolescents with PTU. Furthermore, targeting sleep disturbanceholds great promise for the prevention and treatment of PLEs among adolescents, particularly those with PTUs.
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psychotic-like experience; problematic smartphone use; problematic social media use; internet gaming disorder; sleep disturbance
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Aijun Liao,Pu Peng,Youguo Tan,Jingguang Li,Zhangming Chen,Linlin Zhao,Zhenmei Zhang,Jiaqi Chen,Xiaogang Chen*. Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Relationship between Problematic Technology Use and Psychotic-Like Experiences: A Large CrossSectional Study in 87,302 Chinese Adolescents, Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science. 2024; 9; (3). https://doi.org/10.20900/jpbs.20240004.

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