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Impact of Smartphones on Physical and Psychosocial Well-being of Children and Adolescent

Sadaf Anwar, Rabeeya Saeed, Syed Hasan Danish, Farah Azhar

Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · pp. 6–14 · Published 1 Jul 2021

10.9734/ajarr/2021/v15i430386

Abstract

Since the last two decades, the risk factor of various diseases has spiked up among the children and adolescents, which has an immediate alliance to the increased use of smartphones. Previously children used to lag behind their adults for possession of smartphones, but with ease of accessibility in succeeding years, smartphone ownership among teens has jumped to 72% with unnecessary prolonged screen time durations. The objective of this literature review was to highlight and refresh the slow poisoning effects of the smartphones in our younger generation due to its compelling traits which make them use it for a long time carelessly.

Smartphones children adolescents youth young adults smartphone dependency postural defects behavioral issue phubbing

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