Smartphones Distract Mothers During Breast and Bottle Feeding
Distractions while feeding the baby occurs nearly half of the times a baby is fed and 60% of distractions are due to technological devices.
Distractions while feeding the baby occurs nearly half of the times a baby is fed and 60% of distractions are due to technological devices.
‘While a smartphone, tablet, or computer can be a hugely productive tool, compulsive use of these devices can interfere with your daily life, work and relationships.’
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A new study that compares how people with high and low nomophobic tendencies perceive and value their smartphones is published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website. The article entitled "Understanding Nomophobia: Structural Equation Modeling and Semantic Network Analysis of Smartphone Separation Anxiety" was coauthored by Seunghee Han and Jang Hyun Kim, PhD, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea and Ki Joon Kim, PhD, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon. The researchers developed a model that identified a link between factors such as personal memories and user's greater attachment to their smartphones, leading to nomophobia and a tendency to phone proximity-seeking behavior.
"Nomophobia, fear of missing out (FoMo), and fear of being offline (FoBo)--all anxieties born of our new high-tech lifestyles--may be treated similarly to other more traditional phobias. Exposure therapy, in this case turning off technology periodically, can teach individuals to reduce anxiety and become comfortable with periods of disconnectedness," says Editor-in-Chief Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCB, BCN, Interactive Media Institute, San Diego, California and Virtual Reality Medical Institute, Brussels, Belgium.
Smartphones Provide New Insight About Obesity by Counting Steps
As an estimated 5.3 million people die due to physical inactivity every year, researchers try to figure out why obesity is a bigger problem in some countries.
As an estimated 5.3 million people die due to physical inactivity every year, researchers try to figure out why obesity is a bigger problem in some countries.
Smartphones can Speed Up ER Discharges
For patients waiting for lab results, 26 minutes is significant, even if the smartphone process did not shorten overall length of stay significantly.
For patients waiting for lab results, 26 minutes is significant, even if the smartphone process did not shorten overall length of stay significantly.
Smartphones are Driving Teenagers Away from Drugs
The use of marijuana is down over the past decade for eighth and 10th graders even as social acceptability is up.
The use of marijuana is down over the past decade for eighth and 10th graders even as social acceptability is up.
