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Pew survey discovers teenagers feel content and at ease when they put away their smartphones
The research conducted by Pew Research Centre uncovered that roughly 75% of American teenagers experience happiness and tranquility when they're not using their phones. Despite acknowledging this, the research also found that most teenagers opt not to reduce their phone or social media usage.
A new study by the Pew Research Center provides insights into how teenagers interact with their smartphones and social media, uncovering both encouraging and worrying patterns.
The study carried out between September 26 and October 23, 2023, revealed that almost 75% of American teenagers felt happy or peaceful when not using their phones. However, even with these positive emotions, the majority of teenagers have not made efforts to reduce their phone or social media usage.
The release of this report comes at a time when there is increasing worry among decision-makers and children's rights activists about the effects of smartphones and social media on adolescents. Last autumn, a number of states, including California and New York, initiated legal action against Meta Platforms Inc., the umbrella corporation for Instagram and Facebook. They claimed that these social networks deliberately created addictive features that harm children's mental health. Earlier this year, the heads of leading social media firms appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the dangers their platforms present to youth.
Even with the existing worries, the study revealed that the majority of teenagers feel that smartphones enhance creativity, hobbies, and even scholastic achievement. Furthermore, most teenagers considered the advantages of owning a smartphone to surpass the disadvantages. Almost all teens in the U.S. (95 per cent) possess a smartphone, emphasizing their pervasive use.
The survey highlighted some important results, which are as follows:
Around 47% of parents have stated that they place restrictions on their teenager's phone use. However, a nearly equal percentage, 48%, indicated that they do not impose any limitations.
Debates Over Phone Usage: Roughly 38% of both parents and teenagers confessed to occasionally quarreling over the use of phones. Each group had 10% who stated that such disputes occur regularly, with Hispanic Americans being the group to most often report such frequent disagreements.
Monitoring by Parents: More than half of the parents with teens aged 13-14 years old (64 per cent) confirmed that they supervise their teenager's use of smartphones. This is in contrast to parents with older teenagers aged 15-17 years old, where only 41 per cent reported doing the same.
Impact on Social Abilities: 42% of teenagers believe that smartphones complicate the acquisition of proper social skills, whereas 30% think it simplifies the process.
Phone Usage Among Parents: Roughly 50% of parents acknowledged that they spend excessive time on their mobile phones, with variations observed across various income brackets and ethnic communities.
Even with the existing worries, most teenagers are of the opinion that smartphones aid in following their hobbies, fostering creativity, and even enhancing their academic performance.
The survey involved 1,453 pairs of teenagers with a single parent and carries a potential error margin of around 3.2 percentage points.
(Incorporating information from various sources)
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