Cellphone Addiction Annotated Bibliography

Cellphone Addiction Annotated Bibliography

Inal, EsraErkol et al. “Effects Of Smartphone Overuse On Hand Function, Pinch Strength, and the Median Nerve”. Onesearch.cuny.edu. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 May 2016.

The writers concentrate on the hand function effect that smartphones are having to the smartphone e users. Through a biological point of view, they explain how the nerves (enlarged median nerves) are linked to addiction. Theyalso provide statistical data which reveals that the overuse of smartphones may prone the individuals to develop CTS. The authors highlight of a recent study which demonstrated that those who engaged in chatting and texting with their phones had thickened FPL tendons in their thumbs and palms. The authors are in terms that the clinical relevance for using the cellphone more frequently, is not clear. he also gives general examples on how frequent use of the cellphones would affect the hand. One is that the pinch strength reduces and you will instead feel pain in the thumb. The authors combine their research findings with the clinical findings so as to come up with the hand smartphonopathy. The final sentiments from the authors is that individuals be aware of the effects of getting addicted to the use of telephones and try to avoid them.

 

Emmanuel, Richard and Samuel Gibson. “The Truth about Smartphone Addiction. (Report)”. Onesearch.cuny.edu. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 May 2016

Emmanuel starts with statistics of an interview conducted on undergraduate so as to realize how much people value there phones. The result was that many people feel comfortable with their phones. Emmanuel embarks on the critic of the overuse of cell phones by reviewing the statistics of Menthal (a free downloading application) which tracks the phone use and sends the data to a database for analysis. The results was that most youths use their cell phones more frequently.

He reveals that women feel safer with their phones as compared to men. Freshmen also used their phones more frequently than any other class.

The author tries to argue out that just like any mental disorder, the addiction to smartphones is also becoming a disorder. The anxiety that comes with the use of the phone such that one cannot do without it makes it an issue of health concern. The author also lists the effects of using smartphones and such include: self-alienation as people want to spend more time on their smartphones, impatience such that one would abandon a website that loads for four seconds and messy conversations since people always want to talk about what they have read from the internet.

 

Lin, James, C. “Popularity, Funding For Health-Effect Research and Cell-Phone Addiction”. Telecommunications, Health and Safety. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 May 2016.

James Lin relates the popular use of phones with its health and biological effects. He is alarmed by the manner in which adolescents and young adults remain affixed to their cellphones. He notes the popularity of phones by reminding that there are more people who own and use cellphones than any other electronic gadget in the world. The cellphones emit radio frequencies that would otherwise damage the brain. The author further explains how the disturbance of brain activity would lead to a Child’s impaired learning ability and affect his behavioral changes. He even formulates a correlation between brain cancer and cellphones. Other effects he has mentioned which come as a result of unhealthy dependence on cellphones are higher interpersonal anxiety, depressive symptoms and lowered self-esteem. As much as he believes that research on the effects of long term exposure to phones be conducted again, he is adamant that the use of phones is no longer safe.

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