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Scrolling in bed helps me wind down

Grade C · LimitedHuman reviewed

What people say

Doomscrolling relaxes me enough to make sleep easier.

Comes up 4/5 in community conversations

What the evidence says

Grade C · Limited

Device use is often associated with later bedtimes and poorer subjective sleep, but content, light, stress, and timing are intertwined. The evidence cannot say every scroll session causes poor sleep.

Verdict: mixed

Research record

What this verdict is based on

Sources are linked for inspection. Study results are summarized for general information, not personal medical direction.

systematic review · participant total not stated

Electronic media use and sleep in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review

Sleep Medicine Reviews · 2016

Open PubMed record DOI 10.1016/j.smrv.2015.08.005