ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The advancement of technology although led to many conveniences in the world, it brought other issues as well. Mobile phone addiction is one of the effects on how technology has ramified people’s lives. Owning mobile phone is not something bad, nonetheless, few individuals, indeed who use those devices ensued this ‘cell phone addiction’ syndrome, and impulsivity disorder like gambling and drug addiction. As high as 67% of smartphone users check their devices for calls, messages, or updates. It shows worrying symptoms on behavioral aspects and has to be controlled. AIM: To acknowledge the reasons for using smartphone, to evaluate the self recognized effects of gadget addiction, to promote awareness among the students about the negative impacts of smartphone addiction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study focused on health issues of smartphone usage amongst students pursuing professional courses on a sample of 2000 college going students. The students were given pre-tested questionnaire which contained several features associated to the most common unfavorable mental and physical signs attributed to smartphone usage. RESULTS: Findings revealed students used the gadget for an average of 6 hrs daily and 3hours daily for their study purpose .The most common symptoms frequently observed are Hearing issues, nomophobia, microbial Contamination, distraction from work, excitation, dependency, headache, depression. CONCLUSION: Though we learned regarding the impact of smartphones on students life it is a truth that in this vast digitalized society we all require data at each stage of our living. So using smartphones optimally is the best solution to get rid of health issues. Keywords: Addiction, Dependence, communication, technology
Publication date: 25/09/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.9.1021