Using smartphones for extended periods could negatively impact mental well-being and social connectedness, according to a recent study from researchers at the University of British Columbia and a media lab in Germany. Unlike earlier research that relied on self-reported data, this study from the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships employed direct tracking of screen time, revealing a "vicious cycle" in which feeling less socially connected leads to increased smartphone use. ...

New study uncovers a “vicious cycle” between feeling less socially connected and increased smartphone use::Using smartphones for extended periods could negatively impact mental well-being and social connectedness, according to a recent study from researchers at the University of British Columbia and a media lab in Germany. Unlike earlier research that relied on self-reported data, this study from the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships employed direct tracking of screen time, revealing a “vicious cycle” in which feeling less socially connected leads to increased smartphone use. …

  • Thorny_ThicketEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s interesting how I’m just as addicted to screens as all my friends, but I’m still the only one not on their phone when we hang. My average screen-on-time on my phone is somewhere around 1hr a day. I much prefer using my laptop for social media and not so much my phone. Also I just think it’s rude as hell to just be staring at your phone when you’re with friends. Especially when it’s just the two of us.