2. Provide the facility to connect
with our friends, family, news
and entertainment (Wallace,
2014).
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Duke
University
School
of
Nursing
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Omar
Jordan
Fawahl
Even though smartphones
have become very valued
in our daily lifestyle,
they can still come at a
cost. With so much
popularity, cell phones
may have consequences for
our cognitive abilities,
health, relationships and
overall way of living
(Anderssen, 2014; Turkle,
2012).
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You check it in the bathroom, at the movies, when
you’re having dinner with your friends, when you
wake up and right before you sleep. However, would
you say you’re addicted? (Siegler, 2011)
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source:
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Aaayyymm
Eeelectriik
No? But, why is it when we
misplace our phones we
feel the lose of
(Fung, 2015)
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Achi
Raz
Cognitive
Abilities
Constantly checking phones can
negatively affect ones mental
performance, remembering information
and productivity (Barnes, Lanal &
Johnson, 2014; Matrix, 2016).
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Minoru
NiSa
Health
Continuous notifications leads to
continuous usage that may cause lower
IQ and and an increased feeling of
stress, anxiety and depression
(Anderssen, 2014; Shanab, 2015).
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Jseliger2
Relationships
Even though 89% of cell owners used
their phones during their most recent
social activity, a huge number of
people disapprove the usage at least
to some extent (Chayka, 2015;
Eichler, 2015; Rainie & Zickuhr,
2015).
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source:
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Phil
Parker
As David Greenfield
says, “If you can’t help
being on it even when
you know you shouldn’t
be, that loss of control
is the hallmark of an
addiction” (Heid, 2016).
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source:
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Nguyen
Hung
Vu
A study showed that when
individuals take time off from
their cell phones “people,
teams, and ultimately the
organization all stand to
benefit”, Leslie Perlow states
(Perlow, 2012).
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source:
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Ignat
Gorazd
As such, the cell
phone is known to
still be a relatively
new technology and
lifestyle. Regulating
ones usage can aid in
better cognitive
skills, health,
relationships and
overall living. Thus,
rather than being
“always on”, it’s time
we balance our virtual
lives with the reality
and to do so, the
community needs to be
educated on how to use
their digital device
efficiently (Anderssen
2014; Singer, 2013).
