Smartphones: “psychological manipulation at right moment, is what makes it so powerful.”

On March 12, 2018   /   Addiction, Depression/Suicide, Smartphone Research, Suicide, Tech Industry's Focus On Our Kids  
Smartphones: "psychological manipulation at right moment, is what makes it so powerful."

…psychological manipulation at just the right moment, is what makes it so powerful.

These design techniques provide tech corporations a window into kids’ hearts and minds to measure their particular vulnerabilities, which can then be used to control their behavior as consumers. This isn’t some strange future… this is now. Facebook claimed the leaked report was misrepresented in the press. But when child advocates called on the social network to release it, the company refused to do so, preferring to keep the techniques it uses to influence kids shrouded in secrecy.

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Compulsive smartphone usage and users’ ill-being among young Indians: Does personality matter?

On March 7, 2018   /   Brain Imbalance, Mental Health/ Physical Health, Scholarly Research & Peer Reviews, Smartphone Research  

Highlights • Extraversion and conscientiousness positively influence compulsive smartphone usage. • Neuroticism negatively influences compulsive smartphone usage. • Openness and agreeableness negatively influence compulsive smartphone usage. • Compulsive smartphone usage negatively affects emotional and physical health. Abstract Personality characteristics are found to have significant influence on the extent of […]

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Full length article Examining latent classes of smartphone users: Relations with psychopathology and problematic smartphone use

On February 2, 2018   /   Scholarly Research & Peer Reviews, Smartphone Research  

Highlights • We found two distinct classes of smartphone feature use. • Higher levels of rumination were related to the heavy use class. • Higher levels of cognitive reappraisal were related to the heavy use class. • Heavy users scored higher on all problematic smartphone use outcomes. Abstract Little […]

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[Smartphone addiction: French validation of the Internet Addiction Test-Smartphone version (IAT-smartphone) and associated psychopathological features].

On February 2, 2018   /   Scholarly Research & Peer Reviews, Smartphone Research  

The aims of this research were: to validate a French translation of the Internet Addiction Test-smartphone version (IAT-smartphone); to study the links between smartphone addiction, Internet addiction, depression, anxiety and impulsivity.

Click here to view original source [Smartphone addiction: French validation of the Internet Addiction Test-Smartphone version

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It is Time to Confront Student Mental Health Issues Associated with Smartphones and Social Media

On February 1, 2018   /   Addiction, Brain Imbalance, Depression/Suicide, Mental Health/ Physical Health, Safety and Crisis Related, Smartphone Research  

Psychiatrists have already begun to recommend that students identified as suffering from anxiety or depression should be monitored for smartphone addiction.

Click here to view original source The Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
It is Time to Confront Student Mental Health Issues Associated with Smartphones and Social Media
The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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A School’s Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock ‘Em Up

On January 20, 2018   /   Colorado Middle Schools With A Smartphone Ban, Smartphone Research  
A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up

“I see it all as part of a social movement,” Dugoni says. “People are aware that something’s out of whack, and they’re looking for answers. There’s a deep sense that the more efficient and faster everything gets in life, and easier, the more the meaning is being hollowed out.”

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Las Vegas high school experiments with locking students’ phones away during class

On January 19, 2018   /   Colorado High Schools With A Smartphone Ban, Principals: Positions, Policies and Perceptions, Smartphone Research, Teachers: Positions, Policies and Perceptions  
Las Vegas high school experiments with locking students' phones away during class

A Las Vegas high school is experimenting with locking students’ phones away during class, and the results are better than you might expect.

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Cellphones banned at Colorado middle school

On January 7, 2018   /   Colorado Middle Schools With A Smartphone Ban, Principals: Positions, Policies and Perceptions, Smartphone Research  
Cellphones banned at Colorado middle school

Shane Voss, with the full backing of faculty two years ago, banned all cellphone use at Mountain Middle School during school hours. Students at the Durango school are expected to turn off their cellphones and stow them in their locker or backpack before classes begin each morning.

“It’s all about being present and that’s tough to do in our culture these days,” Voss said. “We see learning as a sacred thing and that’s what they are here to do. They are not trying to one-up each other on what they post on their phones, but they are concentrating about the subject being taught at that very moment.”

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