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TV Watching & Sleep Problems

Sleep studies, such as one conducted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, have discovered evidence suggesting that TV watching may be linked to sleep problems in both adults and children.

  1. TV Before Bedtime

    • The University of Pennsylvania found that many individuals who watch TV in the two hours preceding their bedtime stay awake past the point of feeling tired. For this reason, the University of Maryland Medical Center recommends that people not put televisions in their bedrooms.

    Sedentary Activity

    • Some psychologists also believe that the sedentary activity involved in TV watching interferes with a person's quality of sleep. This is because adequate exercise encourages the body to get better sleep.

    TV Watching and Children's Sleep

    • According to the University of Michigan Health System, excessive TV watching habits in children and adolescents interferes with sleep quality, and may lead to sleep problems. Adolescents who watch too much TV are also at risk for sleep problems into early adulthood.

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