This document discusses cell phone addiction, particularly among younger groups like students and teens. It notes common symptoms of cell phone addiction like anxiety when not using the phone, loss of sleep from excessive phone use, and poor performance in school. Studies cited found college students average 9 hours per day on their phones, and 60% admit they may be addicted. The document recommends limiting phone use by turning it off or having a friend hold it to reduce addiction symptoms.

1. Presentation by: Andrew Danis

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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 Wood, J. (2014, August 31). College Students In Study Spend 8 to 10 Hours Daily
on Cell Phone. Retrieved March 27, 2015, from
http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/08/31/new-study-finds-cell-phone-addiction-
increasingly-realistic-possibility/74312.html
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https://student.societyforscience.org/article/watch-out-cell-phones-can-be-
addictive