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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 6
First page : (214) Last page : (220)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7872

Comparative Study of Mobile Phone Dependence among Youth and Adults

Chandrani Borkotoky^1* and Jinamoni Saikia^2
1Ph.D Scholar; ²Professor & Principal Scientist, AICRP-CD Component
Deptt. of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science,
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam
*Corresponding Author E-mail: chandrani_borkotoky@rediffmail.com
Received: 1.11.2019  |  Revised: 28.11.2019   |  Accepted: 4.12.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Mobile phone or cell phone is the technical boon to the mankind. Over the last decade particularly, due to availability of mobile phones to common people at a reasonable price and considering its ever-increasing utility, mobile phones have become part and parcel of the life of a common man for all ages (Ling & Perdersen, 2005; Madell & Muncer, 2004; Mezei et al, 2007). In spite of its tremendous utilities, it is also emerged that excessive use of mobile phones may interfere with the physical and psychological well being of human being. New researches have shown that excessive use of mobile phones may lead to development of symptoms similar to dependence syndrome. 
The present study was therefore undertaken to assess the prevalence of Mobile Phone Dependence among youth and adults and also attempted to find out whether any association exists between Mobile Phone Dependence with gender in both the groups.  Moreover, the study intended to investigate the self perceived physical discomforts among respondents with Mobile Phone Dependence. A total sample of 100 youth in the age group of 18-29 years and 100 adults in the age group of 40-52 were drawn randomly. ‘Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire’ developed by Agarwal et al (2012) was administered to collect the required information.  Results of the study indicated that the 25 percent of youth and 12 percent of adults had Mobile Phone Dependence. The chi-square  results of the study also indicated that, gender and Mobile Phone Dependence are independent of each other for both adults and youth. Majority (80 percent) of youth with Mobile Phone Dependence experience headaches followed by burn and itching of the eyes (68 percent). It was also found that majority of adults (83.33) experience neck pain for excessive use of mobile phones.

Keywords: Mobile Phone, Youth and Adults

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Cite this article: Borkotoky, C. & Saikia, J. (2019). Comparative Study of Mobile Phone Dependence among Youth and Adults, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(6), 214-220. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7872