Just one more episode: Predictors of procrastination with television and implications for sleep quality

Exelmans L, Meier A, Reinecke L, Van Den Bulck J (2019)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Mass Communication and Society Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Book Volume: 22

Pages Range: 654-685

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2019.1606246

Abstract

Sleep experts have raised concern over the effects of electronic media use on sleep. To date, few studies have looked beyond the effects of duration and frequency of media exposure or examined the underlying mechanisms of this association. As procrastinatory media use has been related to lower well-being, we used data from two survey studies (N1 = 821, N2 = 584) to investigate (a) predictors of procrastinatory TV viewing and (b) the link between procrastinatory TV viewing and sleep quality. Findings from both studies indicate that those with a stronger viewing habit, higher TV involvement, and an eveningness preference reported more procrastinatory TV viewing. Procrastinatory TV viewing was related to subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, and daytime dysfunction. This association was fully mediated by perceived stress. As sleep is key for the replenishment of self-control, procrastinators may be setting themselves up to fail at self-regulating, a situation exacerbated by the omnipresence of media in today’s society.

Authors with CRIS profile

Adrian Meier

Additional Organisation(s)

Assistant Professorship for Communication Science

Involved external institutions

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) DE Germany (DE) University of Michigan US United States (USA) (US) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) / Catholic University of Leuven BE Belgium (BE)

How to cite

APA:

Exelmans, L., Meier, A., Reinecke, L., & Van Den Bulck, J. (2019). Just one more episode: Predictors of procrastination with television and implications for sleep quality. Mass Communication and Society, 22(5), 654-685. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2019.1606246

MLA:

Exelmans, Liese, et al. "Just one more episode: Predictors of procrastination with television and implications for sleep quality." Mass Communication and Society 22.5 (2019): 654-685.

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