Addiction
Cell phones have joined cars and computers, in my mind. You can't live with them, and you can't live without them.I saw an article recently, which I quote here:
Women college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cellphones and men college students spend nearly eight, with excessive use posing potential risks for academic performance, according to a Baylor University study on cellphone activity published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions . . . . The study notes that approximately 60 percent of college students admit they may be addicted to their cell phone, and some indicated they get agitated when it is not in sight . . . . Of the top activities, respondents overall reported spending the most time texting (an average of 94.6 minutes a day), followed by sending emails (48.5 minutes), checking Facebook (38.6 minutes), surfing the Internet (34.4 minutes) and listening to their iPods (26.9 minutes)."
I guess the behaviors I see among our kids are not that unusual. But they are disturbing.
posted by Stahlkes @ 11:23 AM
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