Media Multitasking And Adolescents' Sleep Quality: The Role Of Emotional Behavioral Problems And Psychological Suzhi

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of media multitasking on adolescents' sleep quality and determine the roles of emotional-behavioral problems as a mediator and psychological suzhi as a moderator. Survey data from a sample of 928 Chinese adolescents were analyzed using path analysis. The results indicated media multitasking was significantly negatively associated with adolescents' sleep quality, and this association was mediated by emotional-behavioral problems. In addition, adolescents' psychological suzhi significantly moderated the path from media multitasking to emotional-behavioral problems. These results highlight the importance of identifying the underlying key mechanisms that moderate the mediated paths between media multitasking and adolescents' sleep quality.