Smartphones Affecting Family Life

06/12/2017

Smartphones Affecting Family Life

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From the June 2017 issue of Work and Family Life’s Research Review section:

"Smartphone use is rising rapidly on the list of issues couples fight over, according to a study from Brigham Young University. It's right up there with sex, money, kids and 'I don’t like the way you're driving.' A majority of 143 women in the study reported that phones, computers and other digital devices were 'significantly disrupting' their family lives and relationships with spouses and partners. Excessive phone use by loved ones—which the researchers refer to as 'technoference'—was found to lower overall wellbeing, increase anxiety and even trigger depression.

"Why would someone's use of a hand-held device trigger such a strong response? 'It can feel a little like being shunned,' according to Guy Winch, PhD, psychologist and author… 'The shunned partner is likely to experience such moments as flat-out rejection. And rejection, even in small ways, can be extremely painful. Your brain responds to it the same way it responds to physical pain.'"

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