The second most common cause of children's sleep deprivation in Korea is SNS and mobile phones…What's the first place?

Aug 10, 2025

The second most common cause of children's sleep deprivation in Korea is SNS and mobile phones…What's the first place?
Data=Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs



The sleeping time of children aged 9 to 17 in Korea was 7.9 hours. Among them, nearly 35% of the respondents said they did not have enough sleep time.

According to the recently released 'In-depth Analysis Study on the Comprehensive Survey of Children in 2023 by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (Bosa-yeon), the sleep time of 3,137 children aged 9 to 17 was 7.9 hours, with 65.1% saying they had enough sleep time. 34.9% of respondents said they were not satisfied with their sleep time, such as 'Just Yes'(22.0%), 'Not Enough'(10.8%), and 'Not Enough At All'(2.1%).

The second most common cause of children's sleep deprivation in Korea is SNS and mobile phones…What's the first place?
Data=Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Academic studies (academy, homework, and night self-study) accounted for 60.4% of the reasons for sleep deprivation (priority). It was followed by the use of mobile phones such as SNS such as Instagram and chatting'(15.5%), home learning'(15.2%),'game'(14.1%),'autonomous learning'(10.8%),'watching dramas and movies or listening to music'(5.1%).




The research team said, `Children's sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on their physical and mental health"In Korea, the academic burden caused by university entrance examinations increases school hours and sleep hours." he analyzed.

The 2024 Child Happiness Index Life Time Survey also found that children under pressure for study had 21 minutes shorter sleep time, 45 minutes longer study time, and 36 minutes longer study time outside of school, spending considerable time on out-of-school learning.

The research team needs to come up with measures to ease the heavy study of children and consider reorganizing the education system so that children can study while enjoying school life", he suggested.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.