Science University Research Symposium (SURS)

Social Media and Sleep: Analysis of social media consumption, brain activity, and sleep quality

Publication Date

Fall 11-23-2026

College

College of Sciences & Mathematics

Department

Psychological Sciences and Neurosciences, Department of

SURS Faculty Advisor

Dr. Linda Jones

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

In recent years, social media consumption rates have escalated to record breaking numbers. Additionally, many people have reported having worse quality of sleep. We are interested in researching the correlation between a person’s social media use, brain activity, and their perceived quality of sleep. There are many studies regarding the relationship between sleep quality and digital use, how blue light from screens can affect sleep, and how stress and exhaustion related to social media usage can worsen quality of sleep (Bhat et al., 2018; Zhu et al., 2023) In this study, we’ll have participants who are 18 or older fill out a Qualtrics survey asking about their sleep quality via Likert scales. Participants will also share their data regarding their social media consumption. Muse headbands were used to measure and observe and measure alpha and beta waves and brain activity. It is hypothesized that there is a correlation between social media usage and sleep quality. Final results and conclusions will be included in the final presentation.

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