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S ocial M edia U se and S leep Q uality a mong A dolescents

Mingxi Gao*
Huamei International School of Guangzhou

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Under the background of the rapid popularization of digital media, short videos rely on personalized recommendation algorithms to widely penetrate the daily life of teenagers. The sleep health of adolescents is deeply affected by the media environment, and related communication and public health issues have gradually attracted the attention of the academic community. This study takes the short video recommendation algorithm as the entry point, uses literature analysis to sort out relevant empirical literature at home and abroad, and systematically analyses the intrinsic mechanism of short videos affecting the sleep of adolescents. The study found that short videos can interfere with the secretion of melatonin through blue light on the screen to form physiological sleep disturbances. At the same time, negative emotions such as fear and loneliness can constitute a psychological intermediary path to damage sleep quality, and there are obvious differences in gender and intensity of use. The existing research still has shortcomings such as geographical limitations of samples, mostly cross-sectional research, and lack of special discussion of short video algorithms. This study suggests that platforms, families, and schools should work together to develop effective interventions and help adolescents establish healthy media-use habits. These efforts may provide a useful theoretical reference for protecting adolescent sleep health.

Keywords: Short video; recommendation algorithms; adolescent; sleep health; social media
Published: October 8, 2026
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2026.BJ37522
Volume: CHR Vol.119
pp. 144-149
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