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Addicted to smartphone? You should read this
Smartphones are running people’s lives and there is no denying it. But if you are addicted to it, then you should know that smartphones can lead you to depression.
A new study has found that young people who are hooked on to their smartphones may be at an increased risk of depression and loneliness.
The study was conducted with 346 participants, ages 18-20, by researcher Matthew Lapierre and his collaborators from University of Arizona. They found that smartphone dependency predicts higher reports of depressive symptoms and loneliness, rather than the other way around.
“The main takeaway is that smartphone dependency directly predicts later depressive symptoms. There’s an issue where people are entirely too reliant on the device, in terms of feeling anxious if they don’t have it accessible, and they’re using it to the detriment of their day-to-day life”, said Lapierre, assistant professor in the department of communication.