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Guided by the Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI) model, this study investigated whether daily stress and cortisol dysregulation predict screentime behaviors, specifically social media use and TV watching using data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher 1. 542 participants (Mage = 54.53, SD = 9.53) completed 8-day daily diaries, and a subset provided cortisol data across 4 days. Separate multilevel models tested within-person associations, adjusting for age, sex, self-rated health, chronic conditions, and weekday/weekend variation. Same-day stress was not associated with social media use (β = -0.59, p = .705) or TV watching (β = -4.75, p = .114). However, higher stress predicted marginally less TV viewing the next day (β = -5.64, p \u003C .05) . Aflatter cortisol slope also predicted reduced next-day TV time (β= -0.08, p \u003C .05), though the effect was small, consistent with subtle physiological influences on behavior. Same-day cortisol effects were not significant. Poor self-rated health was consistently linked to lower screen time. Older adults watched more TV overall (same-day: β = 2.17; next-day: β = 1.63, p \u003C .01), but age did not moderate stress or cortisol effects. Findings suggest that next-day disengagement from TV follows heightened psychological or physiological stress, aligning with SAVI’s view that older adults regulate emotions but remain stress-sensitive. This may inform strategies for balanced media use in aging populations.","cbCaie8tWS24goPw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie8tWS24goPw","pdf",51887,"English","# Abstract\n## Background and model\n## Methods and analyses\n## Key findings\n## Implications for media use","[{\"question\":\"What relationship did the study find between same-day stress and screen behaviors?\",\"answer\":\"Same-day stress showed no association with social media use or TV watching. 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