A SURVEY-BASED STUDY ON PROBLEMATIC SMARTPHONE USE IN YOUTH TODAY

The mobile phone is one of the best inventions of the 20th century. However, today people, especially kids, are getting addicted to using the mobile phone. They can't keep their eyes off from their phones, even for a moment. Perhaps, due to the advantages of mobile phones, the majority often ignore the adverse effects. The smartphones of today have numerous features that the owners of them can hardly seem to place them down just for a second. These smartphones not only offer the same features that a personal computer would, but they also provide a high level of entertainment. Even with all the capabilities that smartphones offer they still require a good level of understanding and responsibility. On surveying addictions in general, we found that over 50% were addicted to smartphones, followed by caffeine. This paper aims to assist others in understanding the direction of smartphone technology, the ways smartphone technology changes society, ways to manage this addiction, and how smartphones could potentially create hazardous situations.