A lot of us must be wondering if we’re hooked on our tech: Searches for “phone addiction” have risen steadily in the past five years, according to Google Trends, and “social media addiction” trails it closely. Interestingly, phone addiction and social media addiction are closely intertwined, especially for younger people, who probably aren’t playing chess on their phones or even talking on them—they’re on social media. And according to a growing number of studies, it’s looking more and more like this pastime is addictive. Even more concerning is the fact that this addiction is linked to some serious mental health risks. Continue reading “Phone Addiction Is Real — And So Are Its Mental Health Risks”
Smartphone usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent study
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Subramani Parasuraman, Aaseer Thamby Sam, Stephanie Wong Kah Yee, Bobby Lau Chik Chuon, and Lee Yu Ren. Continue reading “Smartphone usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent study”
Altered brain activity and the effect of personality traits in excessive smartphone use during facial emotion processing
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Ji-Won Chun, Jihye Choi, Jin-Young Kim, Hyun Cho, Kook-Jin Ahn, Jong-Ho Nam, Jung-Seok Choi & Dai-Jin Kim. Continue reading “Altered brain activity and the effect of personality traits in excessive smartphone use during facial emotion processing”
Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Continue reading “Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests”
Οι νέοι ηλικίας 13-22 ετών ελέγχουν το smartphone κάθε τρία λεπτά
Απόλυτα εξαρτημένοι από το smartphone τους κι από το mobile internet είναι οι νέοι ηλικίας 13-22 ετών. Η αποκαλούμενη και ως “Γενιά Ζ” ή “Generation Z” όχι μόνο είναι “δεμένη” με το κινητό τηλέφωνο σε βαθμό εξάρτησης, αλλά έχει υψηλές απαιτήσεις από τις υπηρεσίες που λαμβάνει μέσω του smartphone και από την ποιότητα της σύνδεσης στο Διαδίκτυο. Νέα παγκόσμια έρευνα από την εταιρεία CommScope επιβεβαιώνει αυτήν, ακριβώς, την εξάρτηση των νέων ανθρώπων από την τεχνολογία και ειδικότερα από τα smartphones. Ένα από τα βασικά ευρήματα της έρευνας είναι ότι, οι νέοι στις ηλικίες μεταξύ 13 και 22 ετών, ελέγχουν τις συσκευές τους κάθε τρία λεπτά κατά μέσο όρο. Continue reading “Οι νέοι ηλικίας 13-22 ετών ελέγχουν το smartphone κάθε τρία λεπτά”
Sleeping with your mobile phone could cause cancer and infertility
The California Department of Public Health has issued guidelines on cell phone exposure, warning residents to keep their cell phone away from their body to reduce potential cancer and infertility risks. Continue reading “Sleeping with your mobile phone could cause cancer and infertility”