Most of us are on social media. Some of you may use Facebook to know the whereabouts of your friends. Others are using Twitter to know the breaking news of what’s happening in the world. But the introduction of social media to the world has started a fear of missing out. In recent studies, however, social media is said to be the primary cause why some peopled couldn’t get enough sleep. In a new study, the need to check your Facebook notifications isn’t just a social tick, but it’s also contributing to the lack of sleep. It’s especially true for young adults. The study involved finding out the social media habit of 1,700 respondents agent 19 and 32. The researchers discovered that those who spend more than one hour per day on social media channels had the tendency to suffer from sleep deprivation. The study also showed that people who are trying to fall asleep while reading their news feed are more likely to have sleep disruption. The study is a piece of evidence that social media can negatively affect sleep. It has examined the relationship between social media use and sleep in young adults. The average young adults are spending over an hour on social media each day. They visit several social media accounts 30 times a week. In the study, it showed that the young adults who were the most frequent users of, say, Facebook, are more likely to have difficulty sleeping than others who don’t regularly check their social media channels. Those adults who spend most of their time on social media every day are twice as likely to have sleep disturbances. It indicates that the frequency of social media visits can be a better predictor of sleep disruptions. However, the study didn’t show what exactly in the social media that contributed to sleep deprivation. Is it the use of a smartphone or the site in general? Some are saying that it could be that social media takes an enormous amount of the users’ time. Others argue that it has something to do with the blue light emitted by mobile devices as it can disrupt circadian rhythm at night. Some researchers also suggest that social media might encourage physiological or emotional arousal. For example, when you engage in a contentious discussion on Twitter, it could create sleep disruptions. But scientists believe that more studies are needed to understand the effect of social media on an individual’s general health. “Difficulty sleeping may lead to increased use of social media, which may in turn lead to more problems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly problematic with social media because many forms involve interactive screen time that is stimulating and rewarding and, therefore, potentially detrimental to sleep.” If it’d turn out that social media doesn’t directly affect sleep, how can you get enough high-quality sleep then? One of the ways is to participate in sports or engage in an exercise regularly. Sports and exercise can keep you physically and mentally healthy. It makes your body so tired that it’s easier for to sleep at night. What do you think of this story? Do you think that the use of social media is the culprit of sleep disruptions? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section...