Train children and adolescents about the Good use of the possibilities offered by mobile technology is a responsibility From families, educators and institutions. The risks are not always clear, and it is not something that they have to learn themselves.
Excessive mobile use has become a constant debate at all levels. The regulation of its use at schools and institutions is always a controversy, but the fear of not having the mobile by hand, the so -driven nomophobia, is also extensive among the Spaniards, as well as that of ‘missing nothing’. In fact there are Different ways in which it ‘falls’ to perform an incorrect task of the mobile Or have a little healthy dependence on your influence.
Young women suffer more because of the mobile
An international team has considerable differences between genres in the Problematic mobile phoneWith special incidence in young women, who present higher levels of social fear and fear of negative judgment in networks.
The The results are presented at the Congress of the European Association of Psychiatry (EPA)The greatest event specialized in the mental health of the continent, that It was recently held in Madrid. The genre was demonstrated as a decisive factor in various psychological variables associated with excessive mobile employment, such as mental goods and the fear of negative perception
The President of the EPA, the Belgian Gert Domnotes that “almost 100 % of generation Z used smartphones “and that several studies have already linked this use to one Increased mental fear, car resistance behavior and suicide of young peopleSays Dom, researcher in psychiatry of addiction at the University of Antwerp.
The research, led by CSIBI SANDORFrom the Romanian University of George Emil Palade, analyzed 400 adult people With an average age of 26 years, of which 293 were women. The goal was to Gender differences in problematic use from the smartphoneMental good, emotional regulation and social fear.
The genre was shown as a decisive factor In various psychological variables associated with excessive mobile useSuch as daily use time, mental good, the ability to manage emotions and fear of negative perception.
The more exhibition, the more problems
“These results indicate worrying differences between genres” where women have more psychological consequences Before using the smartphone, “Sandor explains.” Moreover, we see how the lack of emotional understanding, virtual social interaction and scarce observed support can be behind this problem. “
One of the most relevant findings of work he emphasizes that young women are the ones present Greater fear of being judged negatively In digital environmentsAn emotion that can be enhanced by the constant use of mobile phones and social networks.
They also register one More long -term use of smartphone Compared to other genres, which strengthens the hypothesis of a relationship between exposure time with these devices and certain negative effects on mental health.
Neha Pirwani, co -author of the study and researcher at Hungarian University Eötvös Lorendo, adds that “women may need Specific strategies of prevention and support, because they are more exposed To suffer from this technological dependence. “For Pirwani, it is vital to keep investigating to identify the causal factors and the consequences of the phenomenon.