SMART PHONE ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF JAMMU DISTRICT

Abstract

Technological appliances are now very useful for higher education such as a laptop, desktop, mobile, tablet, note etc. As we know that mobile is very much used by students and they also used it for gathering information. Generally, it is easily accessible for everyone, because of the low price than other technological equipment’s and it can be easily moved anywhere. Mobile Phone Addiction is a broad term covering a wide- variety of behaviors and impulse-control problems. It is important to understand that there are five specific types of mobile phone addiction. Studies have proven that rampant use of social networking, texting and chatting on mobile phones result in lower grades and poor academic performance of students. Mobile phones easily promote collaborative and different types of learning through their wireless connection to the internet. Although the Mobile Phone is a very useful tool that can make people lives in modern society much more convenient, it also has negative effects. For people who want to be productive, the mobile offers various opportunities to pursue this goal. But there are also malicious individuals who want to exploit the mobile for their selfish motives. The development of information technology particularly the internet has brought with it both positive and negative effects to society.