A Generation of Mobile Junkies

By Garrett Kerkkamp

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Teens are just as likely to have a cell phone as they are to have a desktop or laptop computer. And increasingly these phones are affording teens

always-on, mobile access to the internet

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37% of American youth ages 12-17 now have a smartphone, up from 23% in 2011

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One in four young people say

they are "cell-mostly" Internet users

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A 2012 University of Washington study noted that teens in general considered their

rather high level of connectivity as necessary for effective cultural development

and to prevent social isolation… 

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…Some participants considered the

ability to connect anytime and anywhere with their friends to be not just convenient, but necessary to

stay up-to-date

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“There has already been a ‘drastic drop’ in the number of teens getting  driver's licenses, likely

due to their adoption of mobile technology and social media.” - Brian S Hall

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Researchers have found

that constantly checking for messages is

an addiction which like

other drugs can ruin your personal relationships.

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“It can become a compulsion and others feel

feelings of withdrawal when they are not with their phone.” – Richard Alleyne

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"They are not just a consumer tool, but are used as a status symbol.”- Dr. James Robert’s

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Studies have

revealed young adults, aged 18 to 29, send on average

109.5 texts a day.

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Researchers say a majority of youngsters claim losing their phone would be

"disastrous to their social lives".

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“Students checking Facebook in class

is so commonplace that the school’s professors don’t care” - Hemi H. Gandhi

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According to a new global

study students are all addicted to media… 

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…Researchers asked 1,000 students at a dozen universities in ten countries on five continents to

abstain from any kind of media consumption for 24 hours. A majority confessed that

they actually couldn't complete the challenge. 

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"The occasional day

where my phone isn't charged or I

leave it behind, it feels almost as though

I'm naked in public." - Michael Weller

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"I've had

students tell me that they bring their cell phones

in the shower with them.

They sleep with them." - Stephen Groening

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“I don't think the

technology itself is

bad. The benefits

vastly outweigh the

risks” - Daniel Castro

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References And Interesting Articles

Brian S Hall; April 8th, 2013; “Teenagers & Smartphones: How They're Already Changing The World”; http://readwrite.com/2013/04/08/teenagers-smartphones-how-theyre-changing-the-world

Katie Davis. Friendship 2.0: Adolescents' experiences of belonging and self-disclosure online. Journal of Adolescence, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.013

Richard Alleyne;30 Nov 2012; “Mobile phone addiction ruining relationships”; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9714616/Mobile-phone-addiction-ruining-relationships.html

November 8, 2012 “Professor Uses Student Snitches to Ban Facebook in Class” http://www.good.is/posts/professor-uses-student-snitches-to-ban-facebook-in-class/

References Continued

April 8, 2011; "I Was Itching Like a Crackhead": Study Finds College Students Addicted to Media; http://www.good.is/posts/i-was-itching-like-a-crackhead-study-finds-college-students-addicted-to-media

Martha Irvine, The Associated Press - March 13, 2013 EDT; “More Youth use Smart Phone to log online US Report”; http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd