Minggu, 19 Februari 2017

Separated From Your Mobile Can Lead to The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Why be separated from your mobile for only a few minutes is almost as bad as the post-traumatic stress disorder


Kids can get stressed or start to panic when they are separated from their parents.

Now, scientists have found the digital generation develop similar feelings - for their phones.

Young people become so devoted to their devices, they expose the type of behaviors of attachment usually reserved for the interactions of the child with their parents.

Researchers at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and University Eötvös Lorand led Budapest to experiments on 87 between 18 and 26 years old smartphone owners.



There are now more active mobile phones then people on the planet, and researchers warn youngsters are becoming more dependent then ever on their phones

Each participant individually was an empty room aside from a laptopon a desk and Chair and a few everyday objects, including newspapers, a stuffed animal and a seat cushion.

Attached to heart monitors, they received a simple computerized mathematical test to finish with the help of the calculator on their phone.

Before being presented with a second series of questions, half were asked to turn off their mobile phones, but keep them close while the rest was removed and placed in a closet in a corner of the room.



The study was carried out by researchers in Budapest among 87 young smartphone owners

Some had different smartphones to help while others were given calculators.

After completing the test, they had a few minutes to kill time - with their moves secretly filmed - before being asked to complete a seriesof puns and to complete a questionnaire on their attachment to theirmobile.

The analysis showed that those who are separated from their phoneswere more likely to display templates of heartbeat, often associatedwith post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

During the short break, three quarters of those left without a behavior of exposed moving mobile, such as fussing and scratching, which are the signs of stress and 20 percent were drawn to the closet.


Test analysis showed those who'd been separated from their phones displayed heartbeat patterns associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Among those allowed to keep their devices, the figures were 47% and 0%, respectively.

However, the effects tend to be moderate where the participants had received another phone.

Responses to the questionnaire elicited evidence that mobile are used to relieve the tension and communicate feelings of trust and security.

The study - in the journal computers and human behavior - States:"we are in the middle of an emerging digital culture, with children who are born in the world of smart devices. This age group was chosen because they are considered to be "cell phone Aboriginal."

The results confirm that humans form attachment to their mobile: they seek the proximity of mobile and see the reaction of stress to theseparation."

Separate people had different responses of heart rate compared toparticipants not separated. In addition, participants separated tried fix the proximity with their mobile.

"They approached the closet where their mobile has been more frequently than participants not separated."

"Interestingly, the presence of an unknown mobile decreased the effects of separation from their own mobile, similar to the calming effect of a stranger on children who are separated from the caregiver.

Naturally, adults have a higher separation of attachment figures tolerance and a higher acceptance of the other social partners

Therefore, although they are struggling on the separation of their mobile, an unknown mobile has the potential to comfort'.

There are now more active than people on the planet mobile accounts.

And young people in particular are increasingly dependent on their phones.

recent survey reveals that 79% of smartphone owners have them at hand for all but two of their waking hours.

Further research revealed that the young American adults spend averaged 5.2 hours on them everyday while one in eight users in the United Kingdom showing signs of dependence.

Dr. Michael Sinclair, Clinical Director of the psychology Group City based in London, said: ' young people are rarely without a mobile phone and can become incredibly dependent on them.

"Where they have watched their elders for comfort, comfort, information and orientation, once they get now a large part of them to a smartphone."

"The technology is wonderful, however, is a double-edged sword. Allthese things are more easily accessible on phones for users becomemore dependent on them.

"They encourage also which is said to affect the concentration and encourages the mind wander - multitasking and distraction is related to sadness, anxiety and depression.

"We are at the beginning of an era of technology rapidly evolving and the effect on individuals, emotional and behavioural, might be pretty deep."

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