A new report by The New York Times Jessica Bennett claims that texting causes anxiety. According to her, it isn't what you type that causes anxiety but the small ellipses that come within iMessage when another person is writing a reply.
The report further says that any form of waiting for a reply can cause anxiety, if you can view some indicator that the other person is typing. Bennet says, "Or, in my case – in the particularly high-stakes conversation at hand – it was the bubble that popped up to indicate typing, then disappeared to show he had stopped. Then came back up to show typing, then went away again. Then returned for what seemed like an eternity (he must be writing something deep, right?) only to produce a response so benign (you know, like "cool" or "ya") that it could only be topped by the humiliation of the bubble never returning at all (meaning he was flat-out ignoring me). Which I would know, of course, because I could see that he had read my message (that's called a "read receipt").
Maryam Abolfazli, a writer in Washington stated, “The three dots shown while someone is drafting a message in iMessage is quite possibly the most important source of eternal hope and ultimate letdown in our daily lives. It’s the modern-day version of watching paint dry, except you might be broken up with by the time the dots deliver.”
A recent study conduced by researchers at Baylor University in Texas has found that women are addicted more to their cell phones than men. The study found men and women college students spend almost 8 hours and 10 hours a day on their handsets, respectively. The participants spend most of their time in sending texts on their cell phone which is approximately 94.6 minutes per day. The study was conducted on responses by 164 college students in which approximately 60% of the participants admitted to being addicted to their phones. The study also found that women spent more time on socializing on their devices than men.
The number if emails sent by men and women were roughly the same number. Lead author James Roberts Professor of Marketing in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business states: ‘That may suggest that they're sending shorter, more utilitarian messages than their female counterparts. Women may be more inclined to use phones for social reasons such as texting or emails to build relationships and have deeper conversations.’ Roberts added, "As cellphone functions increase, addictions to this seemingly indispensable piece of technology become an increasingly realistic possibility."
A study conducted by Larry Rosen, a Professor of Psychology at California State Academy has found that most users get nervous if separated from their smartphones for more than a few minutes. Also Read: New clothing line to end your smartphone addiction launched in Japan
Source: Boston