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Teenagers in the New Media Era: The Dual Dilemma of Sleep and Anxiety

Xiyue LiuHubei Engineering University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

With the popularization of digital technology and the rapid development of mobile Internet technology, new media has become an important part of teenagers' daily lives. Social media is becoming the core platform for them to obtain information and engage in social interaction. This study focuses on the adolescent group and systematically explores the influence mechanism of new media content and dissemination methods on their sleep quality and anxiety. Research has found that the impact of new media on the mental health of teenagers exhibited a multi-path characteristic: new media intensifies teenager’s’ catastrophic cognition through the information cocoon effect and big data push, triggers a crisis of social confidence through social comparison, and disrupts sleep rhythms by altering their circadian rhythms. It is inducing the magnification of appearance anxiety and other factors that exacerbate the anxiety of teenagers. The research finally puts forward targeted suggestions from multiple aspects such as individuals, families and schools, providing theoretical references for improving the mental health status of teenagers.

Keywords: New media; teenager; sleep quality; anxiety
Published: November 5, 2025
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2025.KM29111
Volume: CHR Vol.92
pp. 76-82
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