Smartphone addiction: Is it getting better or not? -- Keigo, Hanako & Milae

 Smartphone addiction is getting better or not?


    Absolutely Not! Recently, many people especially in the younger generation including us are addicted  to "Smartphone". It is considered as a serious problem. 

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    This graph shows the average screen time per day among teenagers aged 13 to 18 in 2019 and 2021 in the U.S. The green bars represent data from 2019, and the blue bars represent data from 2021. According to this data, the number of teenagers who spent more than 4 hours a day on screens increased from 2019 to 2021. For example, the percentage of teens spending more than 8 hours a day rose significantly in 2021. On the other hand, those who used screens for 2 hours or less decreased. This indicates that screen time among teenagers has grown over the years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe this trend could lead to negative effects such as reduced physical activity or sleep problems.


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   Data : Common Sense Media

    This graph shows the ages which children between 8 years old and 18 years old were given their own smartphone in 2015 and 2021 in the U.S. The green bars represent data from 2015, and the dark blue bars represent data from 2021.
According to this data, the percentage of children who own their smartphone increased at every age between 2015 and 2021. For example,11% of 8-year-olds had their own smartphone in 2015. On the other hand in 2021, more than a quarter of children at that age had one. In age 12, more than 70% of children had smartphones in 2021, compared to 41% in 2015.
This indicates that children are getting smartphone at younger ages currently than past.
I believe this trend leads to smartphone addiction at an early age.

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Italian Journal of Pediatrics volume 47, Article number: 150 (2021)

    This study was administered to children and teenagers between the ages of 6 and 18 in Italy. This graph shows smartphone addiction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The blue bar means people at high risk of smartphone addiction and the red bar means people who are already addicted. Before the pandemic, about 58% of people were high risk and about 47% were addicted. During the pandemic, the number of high-risk people decreased slightly by about 8%, but in addicted people there was a significant increase of approximately 37%. It means that many people who were previously at high risk became fully addicted and more people became addicted during the pandemic. 

    In conclusion, the three graph clearly shows that smartphone addiction is becoming more serious problem among children and teenagers. Their screen time is increasing and more younger people are getting their own smartphones at earlier ages. Especially, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of smartphone addict rose dramatically.

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