When Screens Replace Sleep: Short Video Addiction Impairs Executive Function Through Sleep Disruption in Youth—Is Physical Activity the Antidote?

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the connection between screen time, sleep quality, and executive function in adolescents.
• Analyzed the relationship between short video addiction and executive function.
• Assessed sleep quality as a mediator in this relationship.
• Examined the role of physical activity as a moderator affecting these outcomes.
• Short video addiction was linked to impaired executive function.
• Sleep quality partially mediated this relationship.
• Physical activity positively influenced the impact of sleep quality on executive function.