The Problem Of Smartphone Addiction

“Technology should improve your life...not become your life”is a quote from Billy Cox that talks about how technology is being used too much.An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media.This app would be a good tool for people who want to reduce their time on their devices.Some reasons why this is helpful is many people become addicted to technology,some people neglect their families and friends when they’re on their phones,and people can miss out on life if they are trying to record it.

“Half of Teens Think They’re Addicted to Their Smartphones”, written by Kelly Wallace is an article displaying statistics and personal experiences that prove a large number of today’s teenagers and parents are attached to their handheld devices. The article, by Wallace from CNN, was submitted on May 3, 2016, only a few short months ago.

“My IPhone addiction was making me a terrible mom” is an article by Meredith Hale and was published in the Washington post in mar 2015. This article is about an everyday mom who let her addiction of utilizing her IPhone daily become a problem in her family lives. She delayed daily activities just by spending time on her phone and her children were somewhat unhappy. So she decided to stop complete use of her phone for a week. The author goes to explain how she became aware of her own addiction after returning a tablet she didn’t want her daughter to get addicted to. I do agree that she should have made a change to her use of the phone. However, I do not think a week without it completely solved the problem. She should have

Are we addicted to our cell phones? This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen).We Americans use our cell phones to do just about everything. We talk, text, check our E-mail, surf the Internet, and interact in social networking, all on our phones. Because our phones have become so resourceful to us in our everyday lives, many say that cell phones have become addicting. Cell phones in today 's life have become very addicting to many people, and there are many ways in which to show how they are addicting.

In “Jessie Brown: Who Says Smartphone Addiction is bad thing? The case for constant connectivity” (Brown, 2012), Brown claims that the cellphone is not the problem, in fact, it is the person and how they choose to value their time while using smartphones.

Smoking and alcoholism may be the more obvious addictions that are known throughout our society. But is society overlooking another significant addiction simply because it is not a substance to be consumed by the human body? It seems as though there is an addiction with a growing number of users and these users hold their addiction in the palm of their own hand, almost continuously, in the form of a smart phone. A smart phone may be conceived as only a simple convenience to stay connected with friends and family, however recent studies are proving otherwise. It is an addiction that is almost always and easily available at one's fingertips. Students are lacking in their performance at school, social experiences are

The diagnostic criteria for smartphone addiction proposed in this study were based on the population with the currently largest sample size and the diagnoses were validated by psychiatric interviews. Our findings indicated that smartphone addiction has overlapping features with substance-related or behavioral addictive disorders, but the unique properties of smartphones, i.e. its excellent accessibility and multiple Internet-based applications, contributed to its unique but prevalent addictive behaviors.

A bus driver, who was responsible for transportation of children from school to home, pulled out his phone and began texting. Soon after, the driver swerved the school bus and entered into another lane crashing into another bus and toppled over, killing two children and one adult (Murdock). Phone addiction is a new addiction associated with the use of cell phones and using it for many hours. In recent times, the falling prices of mobile phones have led to the affordability of the devices with more people owning a mobile phone, especially smartphones. Studies continue to establish whether phone addiction affects people, how it affects them and the different ways it affects different genders and ages.

I know many of us love our phones for a good reason: They tell the weather, the time of day and the steps we’ve taken. They entertain us with music and connect us to friends and family. They also answer our questions and quell feelings of loneliness and anxiety.

The majority of citizens today have access to a smartphone, and a large portion of a person’s time is spent on social media, research, and many other tasks. The smartphones we utilize in everyday life offer many benefits, and it is also an activity that the brain enjoys. This is due to dopamine, a chemical that is produced by the brain. This fosters an individual to further indulge in an activity. In extreme cases consequently, this can cause an addiction, which triggers an individual to be incapable of discontinuing their obsession. As a result, smartphone addiction has developed into a serious issue, especially in teenagers. Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University and journalist on The Atlantic, shows concern when surveying her undergraduate students. As stated by Twenge, many students possessed the mindset of an addict in regards to using their phone in bed: “I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it”. Smartphones have altered the United States in many positive aspects; however, there are many adverse effects that it can have on a teenager’s lifestyle.

Over the years, smartphones have been more connected to our lives than ever before. Smartphone addiction has swept the nation and is becoming a growing issue for all generations. Being addicted to smartphones can lead to mental risks, social media addiction and problems in real world situations; be that as it may there are some possibilities to help fix this problem.

Smartphones have become part of our everyday life and it is very difficult to go without them due to our societies high use of them. The problematic use has been noted in China because “Smartphones are becoming increasingly indispensable in everyday life for most undergraduates in China, and this has been associated with problematic use or addiction.” (Chen) The addiction that results from using smartphones may seem like it is benign but it really is a big problem. The students are becoming more addicted to their smartphones which will cause a number of issues. The smartphones are becoming more part of our society and our lives due to the increase of technology in our everyday lives. Smartphone overuse is also associated with other factors. In this study they found that “…The study found that age, depression, and extraversion were predictors of higher scores on level of problematic mobile phone

No matter where a person is, at work, the doctor’s office, a child’s school play, and even at the dinner table, people are checking their phones. Many people are now using their phones as a work tool. They check their emails, do their banking business, and pay their bills on their cell phones. Cell phones have become a social addiction and in doing so have brought about health issues such as sleep deprivation and anxiety. Even though cell phones are a modern convenience with many good qualities, and have changed our lives in some good ways, they have also changed out lives in some bad ways. Cell phones have had more of a negative impact than a positive impact in our lives.

Computer and smartphone addiction(s) are becoming more and more prevalent every year. From a 1 year old children to grown adult men and women. At first glance, these electronics look harmless. But, if used in excess, someone can easily become addicted and not even know it. Smartphones have social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter; that 's only naming a few. Many people around the world habitually use and check on these apps, on an hourly to an everyday basis. Continuously checking these apps will ultimately lead to addiction if not recognized and controlled. Computers have the same effect along with help from the internet; video games, Netflix, Youtube, can all entertain someone for a few hours. That time can easily be doubled, tripled and/or quadrupled, because of how entertained or bored someone can be. Society needs to start realizing how much time they are spending on their smartphones and computers. There has to be some sort of equilibrium to establish, in order to not cause addiction or obsessive behavior. Smartphones and computers are going to keep growing and expanding for decades. Technology impacts most of us in our life; we are surrounded and engulfed by it. Our lives have been made easier and a little more fun by the help of technology. For example, computers and smartphones. But, these technologies could actually be quite harmful. Can people really become addicted to these technologies?

The smartphone is still a fairly new invention and is constantly being developed and improved. This device has integrated itself into our culture and is slowly becoming essential to our lives. The younger generation known as "Millennials" in the age range of 18-35 years old check their cell phones on average about 75.6 times a day (Soto et al., 2017). This number is exceptionally high when compared to the older generation who only check their phone around 23 times a day, according to the same research. This paper will cover cell phone addiction and its effects on the college students lifestyle. Addiction in this case is tied with the substance use criteria in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5). In the criteria it states that substance use is "a pathological pattern of behaviors related to use of the substance." Extremely high smartphone use can lead to these behaviors where dependency is an issue.