Smartphone addiction linked with lower cognitive abilities, less self-control, and worse psychological well-being

PsyPost ^ | 27 November 2022 | Rachel Schepke

[ShadowAce]

[Scrambler Bob]

What about FR addiction?

[Levy78]

Well that certainly describes a certain demographic.

[EEGator]

While at University of Florida, twice I had to grab a female’s arm to keep them from walking into traffic.

[Yo-Yo]

[wetgundog]

As if I didn’t already know. An adult pacifier. If the grid went down and they were deprived for three days, they would kill themselves.

[Organic Panic]

And that addiction is how facebook, twitter, etc. make billions producing nothing but a little adrenalin hit.

[Jonny7797]

cell phone are turning people into zombies.

[Psalm 73]

Don't have one. Got a "flip-phone" I usually leave in my glove box for emergencies.

People look like idiots with those phones stuck in their face all the time.

[Vaduz]

Spot on

[ShadowAce]

People look like idiots with those phones stuck in their face all the time.

It really ticks me off when I see people driving around looking at their phones.

[Carriage Hill]

All SmartyPantsPhones make you stupid.

[Carriage Hill]

Agreed.
I don't have a SmartyPantsPhone. I have a simple, new 2021 Samsung Rugby 4 (AT&T) Flip Phone, free from AT&T. Because all I do is *make & take* calls; nothing more. I've disabled all texting, messaging, email, Net usage, but do have a nice number of Utilities available, if I ever want them.
It quickly synchs Bluetooth with my Jeep's phone system, and that's just fine and dandy. And that's enough.

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article:

Results also show that participants with higher levels of smartphone addiction tended to exhibit worse
working memory,
visual reaction time,
auditory reaction time,
ability to inhibit motor response,
and behavioral inhibition
compared to participants with lower levels of smartphone addiction.

The list is true and damning. I've watched it worsen in others for several years now. It's like dealing with mentally handicapped people. They're not outright zombies, more like partially there, and it's not just when they're using the actual phone.

[BitWielder1]

[21twelve]

“A limitation of this study is that some of the original participants left the study when they found out they would have to limit their smartphone use to one hour a day for three consecutive days.”

I thought that line was pretty funny. And telling.

I used to get really, really mad at the folks in the store looking at their phones and blocking the aisles. Then my wife installed the grocery list app on my phone and figured out what most of them may be doing. Now I only get mad at them blocking the aisles.

[dsrtsage]

When I am eating alone which is too often these days, I am reading constantly on my phone either FR, or science articles, or general things regarding building things, or gardening, or history and travel, or even looking up interesting new recipes. I guess it would be more productive use of my time to stare into space, or feed the video poker machines at the bar like everybody else. If I am eating with others, I never have my phone out or get twichy.

[TexasFreeper2009]

stupid, ill-mannered and nuts.

yep, that seems to sum up most young people these days.

[asformeandformyhouse]

Smartphones make you dumber.