A new Norwegian study finds that one hour of screen time at bedtime results in a 59% higher risk of insomnia and 24 fewer minutes of sleep. The findings indicate that social media use is no more disruptive to sleep than watching TV or movies or reading on a mobile device.

In a nutshell Using screens in bed for just one hour increases insomnia risk by 59% and reduces sleep duration by 24 minutes, regardless of the type of screen activity. Contrary to expectations, students who exclusively used social media in bed reported better sleep than those using other screen activities,

Screen use in bed may raise insomnia risk and reduce sleep time, a study of 45,000 young adults in Norway finds.