Addicted to mobile phones
Okay - this study comes from the UK, but we believe it might as well be applicable to Asia. People are addicted to their mobile phones - this might be the newest form (or isn't it an old hat already?), after addiction to the Internet, sex, drugs, gambling, etc.
The study, based on 150,000 respondents, reports a dramatic increase in the numbers of addicted individuals from last year. They distinguish various types, from the addicted "cyborg" to the "m-ager", a new generation of phone-addicted teenagers.
The heavy finding is that addicted individuals cannot cope if they are 6 feet away from their moble phone - and the mobile phone takes over multiple functions, such as watch, alarm clock etc. Addicted individuals personalise their phones and send dozens of SMS daily. Without indicating how the group was identified, the report states that about 18% of mobile phone users were addicted but refused to admit it - and those are the ones who spend most on their payment - always run over the limits of the sign-up and pay larger penalties.
The study, based on 150,000 respondents, reports a dramatic increase in the numbers of addicted individuals from last year. They distinguish various types, from the addicted "cyborg" to the "m-ager", a new generation of phone-addicted teenagers.
The heavy finding is that addicted individuals cannot cope if they are 6 feet away from their moble phone - and the mobile phone takes over multiple functions, such as watch, alarm clock etc. Addicted individuals personalise their phones and send dozens of SMS daily. Without indicating how the group was identified, the report states that about 18% of mobile phone users were addicted but refused to admit it - and those are the ones who spend most on their payment - always run over the limits of the sign-up and pay larger penalties.
posted by Andreas @ 11:28 am
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