The science behind smartphone addiction

This time, I researched everyone’s favorite topic: smartphone addiction 🪴🪴

Nowadays, smartphones are owned by people all over the world. You’ve probably heard the common saying that using smartphones too much can lead to addiction 😂😂, but is it true?? 🤔 So, I read some papers 🤩🤩

First, data from a 2021 meta-analysis (collecting similar papers and re-evaluating the top-quality ones) focused on university students investigated whether smartphone use affects academic performance. It studied 147,943 people and reported that using smartphones while studying was associated with a decline in academic performance. It also showed mental effects, particularly reduced cognitive ability and concentration.✨

Well, I can kind of understand 😂😂

Furthermore, the disadvantages of using smartphones were investigated:

1. Deterioration of human relationships

2. Lack of attention

3. Procrastination syndrome

(I made this one up 😂)

4. Poor sleep quality

(understandable when using a smartphone before bed)

There are many more, with a lot of reports highlighting negative impacts on mental health. 😢

So, are there no benefits to using smartphones?? Of course, there are:

1. Increased social interaction

2. Easy communication with people worldwide

3. Health checks and daily lifestyle tracking through specific apps

4. Researching information

Various benefits like these exist.✨✨✨✨

Using smartphones for studying, such as through language translation or online schools, allows learning from remote locations, which is revolutionary.✨✨

Research indicates that how you use your smartphone is crucial. Young people today prefer the convenience of smartphones over computers, and those who can limit their usage have no problems. However, most people end up spending too much time on SNS and using their smartphones excessively.✨✨

This leads to an increase in obsessive thoughts and comparisons with others!!

Moreover, smartphone-induced multitasking is also an issue, leading to decreased concentration!!

A 2013 study reported that using smartphones as learning tools improved academic performance, so it’s all about how you use them.✨✨

Smartphone addiction is defined as being unable to control your usage.✨✨

Additionally, a study conducted in 16 countries (Brazil, China, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey, the USA, etc.) involving 147,943 people found a correlation between smartphone use and academic performance decline.😂😂✨✨

So,

1. The longer the smartphone use, the worse the academic performance.

2. Using study app tools can lead to poorer academic performance.

Thus, reducing the time spent on smartphones while using them efficiently is crucial.☀️☀️

For example, using a notebook 🗒️ for taking notes or only using smartphones for important studies while taking 15-minute breaks after an hour of use can be helpful.✨✨

For those who still end up looking at SNS on their smartphones, setting restrictions on usage times through the phone’s settings and making it impossible to access outside those times is recommended.☀️☀️

Having someone else set the password so you can’t unlock it yourself is also recommended.✨✨ (because you can’t unlock it yourself)

Currently, since it’s become impossible to work without a smartphone, it’s important to take measures to avoid being controlled by it while using it.😂😂

How was it??✨✨

I also usually lock my smartphone.✨✨

Thank you for reading.☀️☀️

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