Only 30% of young Spaniards sleep the hours recommended by the authorities, between eight and ten hours, due to the nighttime use of screenslack of physical exercise and stress, according to a study by the University of Seville. The consequences of this are that adolescents become increasingly tired and unmotivated to complete their daily tasks. Experts advise parents limit the use of mobile devices In the evening, adapt your habits and your dinner times.
“My body knows I haven’t slept as much as I should have and I’m very tired, I get to class and go to bed“, comments one of the young people interviewed. Another of the boys interviewed by laSexta replies that “the truth is that I sleep little, around six hours a day and then on weekends a little less.”
Psychologist and researcher from the University of Seville Carmen Moreno emphasized that it is important to sleep during the recommended hours. “the physiological, cognitive and emotional aspect”. “The light emitted by screens will make them active and make it more difficult to sleep,” Moreno added.
For their part, parents try to impose health measures: “Particularly after dinner, no screens”“There, we have a little difficulty, but we try not to expose ourselves for a few hours before going to bed.”
