Brendan Petz @ScreenAddictio1

Screen addiction is a problem Joined April 2019

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Brendan Petz @ScreenAddictio1

6 years ago

“Nearly 23% of youth report that they feel "addicted to video games" (31% of males, 13% of females.) These are the results of a study of 1,178 U.S” (Webroot).

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6 years ago

Almost half of all Americans have ever played a video game, according to Pew survey data (Bender).

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6 years ago

So if we want to be good digital role models and make sure our families are using tech in healthy ways, we need to fight back against these tricks (Filucci).

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6 years ago

Classic signs of addiction include things like an inability to stop using the substance or when the use of that substance begins to interfere with your life and relationships (Buchner).

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6 years ago

“(For example, researchers recommend putting devices away at least 30 minutes before bed) “ (Nucilli).

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6 years ago

Don’t watch movies or TV in bed it will help solve screen addiction (Miley).

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6 years ago

People Touch Their Phones an Average of 2,617 Times Per Day (Hussung).

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6 years ago

“Overuse of devices, particularly close to bedtime, can negatively impact sleep for children and adults” (Beurkens).

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6 years ago

"Studies showed that those who spent more than five hours per day on electronic devices had almost twice the suicidal tendencies of those spent an hour or less per day," (Stillman).

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6 years ago

Many people who are socially isolated, as a result of abuse, personal quirks or developmental differences such as Asperger’s syndrome (Carey).

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6 years ago

Internet Addiction Disorder was originally proposed as a satirical joke in 1995 by Ivan Goldberg, M.D. but now it is an actual disorder (Outback).

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6 years ago

“The world's population is roughly 7 billion people, so that makes for about 420 million people addicted to the internet” (Kosoff).

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6 years ago

The more technology tries and claims to “connect” people, the more distrustful and disconnected people seem to be (Fair).

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6 years ago

“According to a research an average person checks his/her phone in every 15minutes even though there is no notification popping up” (Anubhaw).

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6 years ago

Just over half of all teens (51%) log in to their favorite social media site at least once daily, according to Common Sense Media (Tech).

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6 years ago

“Children who reported more than two hours a day of screen time got lower scores on thinking and language tests” (Radcliffe).

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6 years ago

“The people who create video games wouldn’t say they are looking to create addicts. They just want you to spend as much time as possible with their products” (Dreifus).

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6 years ago

2/3 of Americans say that they “somewhat or strongly agree that periodically ‘unplugging’ or taking a ‘digital detox’ is important for their mental health (Bagby).

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6 years ago

Instead, it’s how kids use their devices that’s the strongest indicator of whether they’re having emotional or social problems connected with screen addiction (Shwartz).