Mobile Phone addiction

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We use our smart phones
EVERYWHERE…

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The Average person looks at their phone
150 times a day, or once every six-and-
a-half minutes every hour (6)

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We rely heavily on our phones as a mean of
communication, entertainment and distraction
(10,3)

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60% of University students say
that they are addicted to their
phones (8)

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Females spend 600 minutes a day
on their phones (8)

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Males spend 459 minutes a
day on their phones (8)

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Addiction to smart phones has
many serious consequences

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Nomophobia: No Mobile-phone Phobia (5)
Fear of being
without a
mobile phone,
or connection

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Lack of attention to conversations…
... And real life

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… Low self-esteem… (2)
And
…Poor academic
achievements…

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Motor vehicle accidents..

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Addiction to mobile phones and
social media has become a problem
With 53% of mobile phone users becoming
anxious when separated from their phones (5)

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“These days, when people are alone, or
feel a moment of boredom, they tend to
reach for a device.”- Sherry Turkle (9)

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It’s time to take a step back from our
screens….
And experience and enjoy the real world

23. Works Cited
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3) Chayka, Kyle. "The New, Improved Online Friendship." New York Magazine 24 Mar. 2015.
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Globe and Mail.
5) Elmore, Tim. "Nomophobia: A Rising Trend in Students." Psychology Today. 18 Sept. 2014.
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6) Kim, Bohyun. (2013). The Mobile Shift. Library Technology Reports.
7) Lenhart, Amanda, et al. (2010) Social Media & Mobile Internet Use Amon Teens and Young
Adults. Pew Research Center.
8) Roberts, James A. Luc Honore Petnji Yaya, and Chris Manolis. (2014). The Invisible
addiction: Cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college
students. Journal of behavioral addictions. 3(4) pp.254-256
9) Turkle, Sherry. "The Documented Life." New York Times 16 Dec. 2013: A25(L). Academic
OneFile. Web. 11 June 2015.
10) Turkle, S. (2012, April 22). The Flight from Conversation. The New York Times.