Why The Research You've Read On Smartphone Addiction May Be Wrong - Forbes

Why The Research You've Read On Smartphone Addiction May Be Wrong Forbes

Most studies concluding that people are “addicted” to their smartphones are flawed for a basic but unavoidably important reason, claims a new research analysis. And ironically our phones are compiling the clues pointing to this reason all the time. Researchers reviewed ten “addiction surveys” that claim to measure how much people use their smartphones and other immersive gadgets like tablets. Each of these surveys, such as the Smartphone Addiction Scale, rely on people to self-report how much they think they use their phones. The results of those surveys are typically alarming and we hear a...