Study: Prohibition on the use of phones in schools improves students' sleep quality

A recent study banned the existence of a concrete effect on the ban on students’ use of smartphones during the school day in schools, and the quality of sleep in these and their moods. According to the study conducted by researchers at the University of York “York”, the test, which includes a group of students between the ages of 12 and 13 years, was conducted for 21 days at the level of the Stanway school in Colchster, Britain. The research team pointed out that the average time for students who sleep deeply increased by about 20 minutes faster than usual, at the level of students who did not use their phones during the school day. In addition, the researchers had an extra hour of sleep during the time during the study period. During the study period, the students went to bed early for 50 minutes, as the sleep date was 11:02 a.m. before the study was applied, while the date became at 10:12 a.m. in the first week. The researchers relied on self -report by the respondents, in addition to relying on devices to track the timing and quality of sleep. The improvement of the mood and the study showed that improving the sleep to improve the mood of the researchers, who reported that their feeling of depression decreased by 17%, with a decrease in an 18%anxiety, along with a lower feeling of frustration. Students, who have an improvement in their sleep, also showed changes in the heartbeat, indicating an improvement in their overall health conditions. “This experiment included a much longer interruption period compared to previous studies, giving us the opportunity to see the effect of smartphone ban on schools on sleep, psychological condition, cognitive abilities. The results showed that the ban on smartphones for children under the age of 14 could have a positive influence on sleep. Henderson added. Interestingly, the research did not show a noticeable improvement in cognitive abilities, as the group that applied the ban on the use of phones showed a limited increase of 3% in the operating memory, while no improvements to constant attention are no longer.