According to Wakefit.co’s Great Indian Sleep Scorecard (GISS) 2022, there’s a 57 per cent increase in Indians staying up late doomscrolling, Doomscrolling is the act of spending an excessive amount of screen time devoted to the absorption of negative news. The findings of the survey also indicated that 59 per cent of India’s population goes to sleep post 11 pm.
More than 30,000 responses were recorded for the 5th edition of the Great Indian Sleep Scorecard recorded from March 2021 to February 2022. The report detailed that social media browsing is the major factor keeping the late-night owls up, with 36 per cent of respondents blaming digital devices for their sleeplessness. Wakefit.co, which is a research and innovation-driven home and sleep solutions company, said that the use of electronic devices at night and stressful work culture have also impacted sleep patterns.
Further, an alarming 88 per cent of people use their phone just before bedtime and while this number has come down from last year (92 per cent), it is still a gigantic indicator of addiction to digital devices. “People have started adapting to some aspects of a new lifestyle caused by the covid-19 pandemic. Around 74 per cent of people claimed to have a dedicated sleep space in their homes. This number was significantly higher among people below 18 years of age with 80 per cent of people sharing this habit. Moreover, 65 per cent of the respondents make their bed immediately after waking up, indicating a closer affinity to their bed spaces," the report said.
The report also revealed that 50 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds claimed that their bedroom environment has been affecting their sleep health, while 40 per cent of the same group did not have a dedicated sleep space for themselves.