Do you think too much phone time can make you unhappy?
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25th January 2018
25th January 2018

AMERICAN researchers have claimed that spending too much time on your phone can make you unhappy.
A recent report says that teenagers who spend a lot of time on their phones, using social media and video chatting, are more unhappy than those who spend time doing non-screen activities such as sports, reading newspapers and talking to friends.
One of the researchers, Jean M Twenge, thinks increased phone use makes kids unhappy. She says the happiest kids are those who spend a bit of time on social media, rather than none at all.
“Many teens feel constant pressure to immediately respond on social media, and often welcome having a break,” Twenge told us. She also says that you should set limits on your screen time. “Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising.”
37 Comments
· 8 years ago
When I get down stairs in the morning I go straight to my iPad and that makes me all grumpy and a little angry and I take it out on my parents
Write down below if u sometimes feel the same???❤️
· 8 years ago
I do?⌨???
· 8 years ago
Yes electrics do make me grumpy sometimes.
· 8 years ago
What!?!?! I love going on my phone and it dosent make me sad I can see why people would think that but really? However I do think that some people rely on their phones ? way too much and should read first news a bit more!
Peace out! ✌️
· 8 years ago
Going on my device makes me relieved and relaxed, but spending too much time on it gets me bored.
shpee · 8 years ago
No. The study itself said that it was feeling pressured to respond on social media that was the problem, not phones themselves. So, no. I don't think they do.
· 8 years ago
I think it reallly depends on how much time u spend on your phone ,some people just spend way to much time on there phone and not with family and friends.
Comment down below if u think the same way or not
· 8 years ago
I like different opinions because we are all different people
· 8 years ago
Phoes are great! But I do think people could be happier if they got off their phones once in a while and didn't rely on them so much to have fun.
· 8 years ago
No but it I feel like I'm spending no time with my family and my eyes feel really diseased but when i'm sad i go on my tablet and makes me happy
· 8 years ago
I don't think it does because if you just play games on it and not social media it doesn't really make you unhappy but if you go on social media a lot then you would probably feel quite unhappy but I don't go on social media so I don't know what it does to you
· 8 years ago
I think it makes people unhappy and addicted to their phones because of people posting nasty comments about them on Social Media. Looking at a screen for to long can also make people grumpy and tired.
ecrabbit · 8 years ago
It isn’t just phone time that can make you unhappy. It can also be PS4 or Xbox or iPad.
ecrabbit · 8 years ago
But I honestly don’t think that phone time can make you unhappy!!
· 8 years ago
I agree with soggynando!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
· 8 years ago
I don't because I don't spend much time on it!
· 8 years ago
Isn't it better to talk to friends face to face?
I go to school and half the board games we play I've never seen before, but older generations were brought up to play them.
We are drowning in a society of no eye contact or interaction- everything is online
· 8 years ago
Some people spend lots of time on one device and maybe a small amount of time on lots of devices but either way its better not to. I can get grumpy if I am doing something interesting on my iPhone like texting or playing games and I'm told to stop but not usually if I'm doing nothing much on it I wont get frustrated.
ARE YOU THE SAME?
· 8 years ago
phone time does not make me unhappy because I don't have a phone and I think people should use their phones less screen time is bad for us.
· 8 years ago
I do not know I've never felt it but my friend who uses social media has.
· 8 years ago
I have a phone and I text my friends, it doesn’t bother me! A good balance between both things is the best way to do it.
#Peace
· 8 years ago
I think that spending too much time on electronics then it make you grumpy. Some people I know are grumpy and once my friend was up all night stressing about social media!
· 8 years ago
Send an ? If u feel the same as above
· 8 years ago
People spend WAY too much time on their phones and other devices when they could be out with their friends because we feel a lot of pressure to go on our phones all the time.
sophette · 8 years ago
Probably yes.
· 8 years ago
It doesn't necessarily mean I get upset I usually get angry and take it out on other people.Yes.
· 8 years ago
Sometimes it can!
· 8 years ago
I think phones can make some people unhappy because they can be getting cyber bullied or seeing things they don't want to see. It also makes me feel kinda grim,p sometimes but now we can't help it everyone has devises.☺️
· 8 years ago
I don't have a phone but have a tablet I use for YT 'vids' and sometimes i use it too much and I get REALLY ANNOYED AND DEPRESSED because I then just realise I wasted half my day -_-.
· 8 years ago
Cyber bullying is such a big problem and it can make you lonely if you're always staring at a phone. You don't have time to make friends.
· 8 years ago
I go on a lot but the truth is I still read
· 8 years ago
I just wish also we could play them ot school lol
· 8 years ago
???
· 8 years ago
I think it can. It makes me unhappy when I have homework to do but I don't have time because I was on my phone.
· 8 years ago
Yep, I think it does.
· 8 years ago
I think so because so many people go on their phones just for the sake of going on their phones and then you get addicted which has a really bad effect on people emotionally.
welovenews · 8 years ago
I only play on a computer