Positive And Negative Effects Of Smartphones For Teenagers

Cell phones and the computers are similar to each other in many different ways. One of the most common similarities is the internet aspect. With everyone connected to the internet, the adverse effects can spread throughout like a virus. “A Nielsen study released in 2010 indicated that texting was the primary reason for purchasing mobile phones and that text communication had become a "’centerpiece of mobile teen behavior.’" The modern smartphone of the 2010s is a powerful computing device, and the rapid and ongoing development of new applications provides users with a growing number of ways to use mobile phones for recreation, productivity, and social communication” (Issitt 2016). In the following Issitt states, “however, as smartphones have become more common, concerns about the detrimental effects of smartphone use have also increased.” (Issitt 2016). Issitt expresses the large growth of people with smartphones has its positives and negatives. The positives being the ability to communicate, but the negative being the effects on relationships with one another. An example of the negative side of things is the lack of interaction with people. People are more likely to call or text instead of interacting with one another. The lack of interaction can ruin relationships, or make people feel unwanted. In the article “Eurasian Journal of Educational Research,” the writer states that the internet, “can transform into an addictive instrument in excessive usage situations.” (Gunduz 2017). The statement explains the issue of the unnecessary use of the internet as a growing addictive process that is taking over more and more

The AVID weekly article says, “Do get on your phone in front of family or friends to look up important, relevant information. This shows that if we do bring in more devices then we can try teach to use phones only when needed. The quote also shows that not all teens use their phones when there is no need for using them. The Scholastic article says, “94% of teens who have a smart phone use it daily.” This quote shows that if we do bring in other devices that it would more likely be easier to use them because teens use their phones so much. The quote also supports that it would less likely happen of someone breaking the devices because so much people would know how to use the devices. The AVID weekly and Scholastic article show that teens use their phones a large amount of time but it can be a good thing and a very bad thing result

Have you been in a party which everyone was taking photos, chatting, and playing with their phones? Have you seen a friend who always takes a photo of the dish before eating? Have you heard that lots of teenagers look at their screens till the midnight everyday? These scenarios are really happening around us in contemporary society, which bring a lot of troubles to teenagers’ mental health. In the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” written by Jean M. Twenge, she states, “More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis” (Twenge). In Twenge’s opinion, smartphones are destroying the young generations, because they lack the opportunities to really communicate with each other. However, as long as teenagers use their phones wisely, they can avoid being “destroyed” by smartphones.

The world has changed greatly in the last few centuries due to remarkable inventions. In the article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” Jean M. Twenge argues that the smartphone in particular has made a significant impact on the world, specifically in adolescents growing up at this time. Twenge’s argument that cell phones have drastically changed the way today’s adolescents think and behave is not entirely effective because she overlooks certain aspects in her claim that teenagers are physically safer than ever. She also only includes one piece of evidence that somewhat contributes to her claim that smartphones are decreasing the mental health of teenagers. Additionally, her substantial presumptions that decreased social ability results

In the article “Have Smart Phones Destroyed a Generation?” Jean M. Twenge discusses that smartphones are highly affecting iGen — the name Twenge call the generation after millennials, highly than the past generations. Smartphone has the tendency of impacting teens lives in this world and in their daily life. Jean M. Twenge explains that the invention of smartphones has radically changed every characteristic of teens lives. Spending more time on screen dramatically impacts or change the behavior of teens in which it significantly affects their health.

    (Introduction) “Put down the phone, turn off your the laptop, and do something-anything-that doesn’t involve a screen” (Twenge 63). It is astonishing the amount of time teens spend on phones. Jean Twenge discusses the effects smartphone usage has created among the younger and past generations in the article, “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation”. The purpose of Twenge’s article is to aware readers about the many consequences the smartphone usage has impacted generations.

“Put down the phone, turn off the laptop, and do something-anything-that doesn’t involve a screen” (Twenge 63). It is astonishing the amount of time teens spend on phones. Jean Twenge discusses the negative effects smartphone usage has created among the young and past generations in the article, “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation”. The purpose of Twenge’s article is to aware readers about the many issues the smartphone usage has created on generations. Twenge narrates different stories about young teen’s experiences with phones and social media. Twenge also provides readers with statistics and some studies of many effects caused by smartphones. Twenge gives emphasize to differences between generations. According to Twenge, today’s

Jean M. Twinge proved that showing the bar graph of using smartphones during the day and night; they found lots of impact. Smartphones have defined the characteristics of the millennials; this is why it has led to changes in the society. The author has been researching the use of smartphones with this generation for 25 years and has found that this characteristic has come to define this generation. This generation has been increasing since the “baby boomer “era that occurred after World War II, which started in 1939. Twinge was interested in studying the millennial generation to find as much information as she could. She explains that she found out that the excessive use of smartphones changes teen behaviors and emotional states. She also showed us her analyses data to show us the differences. She explains there is a big difference between the millennials and the predecessors like the way they view the world. It is not about only their behavior they had that was the difference but also how they spent their time. “In 2012, Americans

Luigi Gallimberti, et. al discusses in their article “Problematic Cell Phone Use for Text Messaging and Substance Abuse in Early Adolescence (11- to 13-year-olds),” that problematic cell phone use (PCPU), is associated with psychological distress, low self-esteem, depression, drug abuse, insomnia, and thoughts of suicide (356). The overuse of cellphones can really detriment a person mentally and could cause them to arrive at one of these issues stated. An issue also arises when a person with a cell phone addiction is in school. They tend to remain unfocused while on their phones and they don’t participate during class. In a sample, the students who had better test grades were less likely to have a problematic cell phone addiction (Gallimberti, et. al 360). This finding confirms the positive association between cell phone addiction and poor performance in school. In schools, it was concluded that this overuse of cellphones was positively connected with deficient school performance in teens with an average age of 15.7 years old (Gallimberti, et. al 360). Aviad Hadar studies in his article “Answering the Missed Call: Initial Exploration of Cognitive and Electrophysiological Changes Associated With Smartphone Use and Abuse” that cell phone addiction was studied to be linked with reduced attention, changes in how someone processes, stores, and applies information about other people and social

Cell Phones are harmful for teens. Because one they can get into a car crash.Two they can get into arguments that can lead to fights. Three they can get into fights and get suspended. This is why cell phones are harmful for teens.

Parker Chilliers’ studies showed that more people use their phones during a dinner date with their family, or their date to avoid awkwardness, or to avoid talking to them at dinner (Chilliers ). However, people have been concerned with teenagers and cell phones, they want to make sure they have a life outside there phone. Some teenagers would rather stay inside then go outside. One study shows seventy two percent of kids ages 12-17 are getting phones( ). Today younger kids are getting a phone, this is a concern that they won’t have a social life outside of their phone.

In today's society there have been numerous advancements to help us in our everyday lives. One of this advancement is cell-phones, which is one of the greatest development in technology. We have become dependent on mobiles phones and it seem like a high percentage of the population including elderly people, young adult and even kids under 18 have one of this devices. There are numerous advantages and disadvantages related to cell phones. In one hand there is the importance of being communicated for emergencies, business, social and personal purposes. On the other hand, the usage of cell phone had become addictive to people of all around the world and the abuse of prolongated hours on the cell phones can cause health hazard. Cell phones

In the article An Analysis of Young People’s Use of and Attitudes Toward Cell Phones, authors are focus on explain and analysis young adults’ usage of cell phone from psychological and behavioral approaches (Aoki & Downes, 2003). The research by Aoki and Downes suggested that the purposes of young adults using cell phones are variety, which include to gain sense of security, receive benefits on financial filed, increase the efficiency of manage time and communicate with others (Aoki & Downes, 2003). Although the cell phones are widely used by people, the attitudes toward cell phones are greatly different among different people. For instance, in this article the authors have mentioned that for the users who have security or safety conscious, the reason of they use cell phone is in for security reason like in case of emergency situation, and cell phones is least enter into their lives. Whereas for users who can be considered as

With all the advancements in technology taking place there has been a lot of good that has come with it. Modern medicine, automobiles, and the cell phone which allows people to connect instantly. However with all the good things that have come with technology, there have also been bad things as well. One such thing would be cyberbullying and the addiction of smartphones. Smartphones have affected adolescents in ways previously not thought possible, such as causing poor social skills, addiction, and being used to cyberbully. Adolescents must be educated about the responsibility that comes with owning a smartphone. Smartphones should not be given to kids until they reach high school, because

Cell phones can be a very imperative device for an adolescent, especially in this new