Several recent studies have pointed to damaging effects
of smartphone addiction, such as insufficient sleep and higher risk of depression.
Turning off push notifications and setting up appropriate times to check your phone can go a long way to regain control
over smartphone addiction.
Though smartphone addiction shares «many functional or psychological properties with internet use,» as he and his colleagues noted in a recent paper, they contend that the two disorders are distinct.
Korean researchers have developed several self - rating questionnaires for
assessing smartphone addiction, but no single one of them is regarded as official.
Turning off push notifications and setting up appropriate times to check your phone can go a long way to regain control
over smartphone addiction.
The dangers of
smartphone addiction By Harry Horton, 14 Sep 2017, Channel NewsAsia Smartphones have revolutionised the way we live and have helped billions of people around the world stay in touch and become more productive.
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Responding to concerns about
smartphone addiction among younger users, Apple rolled out a new «Families» page to describe the parental controls and safety features currently available on the company's devices.
Currently, Korean clinicians define
smartphone addiction as excessive use that hinders users» daily lives and triggers symptoms of craving, mood modification and withdrawal.
As satirical British street artist Banksy recently (and quite sinisterly) illustrated, we're basically at
peak smartphone addiction.
«If we want to really
call smartphone addiction an addiction, we have to provide biological evidence of things like reward pathways and circuits, because all addictions have them.»
Choonsung Shin, a Korean technology researcher who has examined problematic smartphone usage in both Korea and the U.S., says cultural differences could
affect smartphone addiction rates, but he notes that factors such as a person's age, gender and occupation are also likely to play a role.
Dr. David Hill, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media,
says smartphone addiction could be a greater crisis for society than opioids.
I started to think about a potential link
between smartphone addiction and parental attachment systems just after I taught my students about the cuckoo bird.
Things
like smartphone addiction, false stories and election interference leave some tech executives regretful about what they've created.
To complement the furniture, the company also offers a collection of glassware made from upcycled smartphone glass, which is said to be one of the lesser - known, but no less wasteful, aspect of our
modern smartphone addiction.
Apple has responded to an open letter published by two of its investors calling for the company to
address smartphone addiction in young people.
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Major study findings are as follows:
First smartphone addiction did not affect the trust in peer relations, but affected communication, anger and isolation positively; Second, the degree of smartpone addiction was found to be different in gender, school year, average daily use time and average monthly phone bill; Third, a difference regarding peer relations was found in gender, school year, average daily use time and the monthly expenses.
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Two investment groups with a combined $ 2 billion in Apple shares published a public letter over the weekend urging the company to address what studies suggest is a growing crisis of
smartphone addiction among children and teens.
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of Smartphone Addiction of Adolescents Peer Relationships», Asia - Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship, vol.
Though some neuroscientists have suggested that internet addiction can alter the brain in ways similar to alcohol and drug addictions, researchers have yet to provide similar data
for smartphone addiction.
If smartphone addiction were to arise anywhere, South Korea is probably the place: it is home to two smartphone giants — Samsung and LG — and boasts some of the world's fastest 4G LTE connections.
Hot on the heels of an open letter from investors urging Apple to do more to protect children
from smartphone addiction, the tech giant...
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