2. Short answer: Anyone
Most noticeable in younger age groups
Students
Teens
Kids
Young adults
3. Stress
Anxiety
Sleep disturbance/loss of sleep
Vision problems
Symptoms of depression
Poor performance in school
Relationship issues with friends, family, and a
significant other
4. Users experience anxiety/withdrawal
symptoms if they are without their phones, or
waiting on a text.
When we are stressed or in uncomfortable
situations we check our phones more
frequently.
We lose sleep checking sites/watching videos,
or texting others/waiting for a reply.
5. Students reported an average of:
94.6 minutes a day texting
38.6 minutes on social networks
26.9 minutes listening to music
6. Women average 10 hours a day on their
phones
Men average 8 hours a day on their phones
College students in general average 9 hours.
60% of college students admit they may be
addicted to their phones
7. Limit yourself!
Shut your phone off
Have a friend or family member hold onto it
Take breaks
Focus on objects that are further distances
away every 15 minutes to reduce eye strain.
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