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Mobile ADDICTION ruiningrelationships
Image: Claire (morgueFile)
Researchers have found
that constantly
checking for messages is
an addiction, which like
other drugs can ruin your
personal relationships.
Image: Pushkill (Flickr)
Cell phones do make life easier; all calls can be received wherever you are, and no matter how busy you are, you can keep in touch with clients, family, and friends. How
can one complain about technology that does that?
Image: Top5Phone (Flickr)
Rather than turn off the phones when occupied, people keep them on at all times. They are never free. In effect, cell phones now burden, not free people.
Image: Sakina (morgueFile)
For some it can become a compulsion and others feel
feelings of withdrawal when they are not with their phone.
It is also extremely annoying to those around them.
Image: Lau Ardelean (Flickr)
Mobiles are accessible at any time – including
during class – and their functions are forever
expanding, making their use or overuse more
likely
Image: Cohdra (morgueFile)
Previous studies have revealed young adults, aged 18 to 29, send on average 109.5 texts a day, or approximately
3,200 messages a month.
Image: Molly (Flickr)
Researchers say a majority of
youngsters claim losing their
phone would be "disastrous to
their social lives".
Image: Geralt (Pixabay)
Image: Marianne Masculino (Flickr)
Yet there is no generally accepted
definition of exactly what constitutes cellphone
addiction but most scientists agree
that when one is produced it will
include references to an individual "feeling good"
when holding it.Image via wpclipart.com
Recent research shows it doesn’t
even take checking your phone to annoy those around you -
just having your mobile device in the room can negatively
impact your interactions with
other people.Image: Roeyahram (Flickr)
The strangers who were seated within eyeshot of a phone felt less close and reported a lower
quality of relationships with their partner than those who were
placed in an environment without
a phone in the background.
Image: Michele Ficara (Flickr)
The study concluded that “the mere
presence” of a cell phone can have a negative effect on
interpersonal relationships, and that ditching the
devices can lead to more feelings of
closeness, trust, and empathy
Image: Taliesin (morgueFile)
"Relationships are becoming increasingly technology-driven, which decreases the chances that individuals have to connect with one another on a personal level.
Image: Kristen Houghton (Flickr)
Time teens spend texting is time that they don't
socialize face-to-face. With more frequent electronic
communication, teens give up real intimacy for the
illusion of companionship Image: Debra (Flickr)
Creating a personal culture at home
ensures that teens have somewhere to
talk about important issues. Image: middlewick (morgueFile)
There are many things that can't be said in 160 characters
or less. Image: Kara Monroe (Flickr)
The underlying issue is people’s need for
constant stimulation. Texting and cellphones are
wonderful for bringing friends
closer, but the best time for that is
when you’re actually alone.
Image: Springymobiles (Blog)
Technology has desensitized us to real-
time interaction. Granted, it probably
brought us together in the first place.
Image: Shebaduhkitty (morgueFile)
Relationships on phones are prioritized at the expense of relationships with people in the
surrounding area.
Image: Fashionation (Flickr)
The problem isn't in our smart phones. The problem is with us. Because for as many times as my phone makes me a better person, it
also makes me a more distracted person, or even a more selfish person. It distracts me from living in the moment. It makes me feel
insecure and insignificant. It makes me worry obsessively that everyone is smarter, or prettier, or has a better life than I do.
Image: Brett Sayer (Flickr)
SourcesAlleyne, Richard. "Mobile addiction ruining relationships.”
Meena, Duerson. “Your cellphone is ruining your relationship-just by being in the room.”
Allison, Vesterfelt. “Is your phone killing your relationships?”
E, Young. “ Your cell phone is probably ruining your marriage & couples therapy isn’t the solution.”
Mack, LeMouse. “Do mobile phones improve relationships?”
Steve, Calechman. “Not my type”
Boston Globe Editorial. “Texting is not talking.”
Telecom TV One. “Mobile phone addiction is eroding personal relationships.”
Karen, Lewis. “ Cell phones and relationships.”