IMPACT OF SMART PHONES ON SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

• Main Author: Rupali Tiwari*1 & Shrishti Bhargav2
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Smartphones; psychology; behaviour; academics; health; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/1342632; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1342632

Advancement in digital technology has led to extensive use of smart phones. Technology addiction is a rising problem nowadays. Most of the children are becoming addicted to smart phones. The aim of this study is to find the impact of smart phone on children. The study reveals many negative changes that have occurred in children’s behaviour and psychology. Victims of blue whale game are evidence of this fact. Children have become lethargic due to lack of physical activities as they are always busy with their smart phones. Their behaviour has changed, they tend to get irritated and fall prey of depression easily.