Impact of Excessive Usage of Smartphone in Kids

Abstract

Excess of anything leave negative impact so is the excessive use of smartphone effected health of kids. This research presents usage and impact of smartphone in kids. To analyze addiction and impact of smartphone on kids’ health, this study focused on three different age groups in particular. From literature we choose sleep deprivation, anxiety/depression and social interaction as primary health issue to study under this research. We conducted an experiment on 1500 school going kids and asked them to fill a survey having several questions on usage of smartphones. Results shown addiction of smartphone in most of the kids while dividing addiction in three levels; low, average and high. Results revealed 737 kids use smartphone at low level addiction, 454 kids use smartphone at average level and 352 kids found in the addiction of smartphone usage. Kids with high level of smartphone addiction have found to sleep depreciated, had anxiety and social issues. On major issue discovered was social anxiety which kids shown having social gatherings and even uncomfortable in communication with family and parents.