SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the risk of ‘digital addiction’ – like smartphone overuse — has emerged as another side effect to deal with. In South Korea, where people are supportive of social distancing in accordance with the government’s quarantine guidelines, a growing number of people tend to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of three South Korean students is too dependent on their smartphone, is at risk of addiction and is having trouble in school, a government poll showed Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s survey of 2,510 people aged between 9 and 17, 34 percent spent [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Sixteen percent of young South Korean students are at risk of smartphone or Internet addiction, a poll released by the government said Tuesday. According to the survey of 1,286,567 fourth, seventh and 10th graders by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 206,102 students, or 16 percent, were found [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that 6 out of 10 South Korean children under the age of 6 use smartphones, and the age at which children start using smartphones is steadily decreasing. The Barun ICT Research Center at Yonsei University conducted a study on 602 participants with children between [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Girls are twice as prone to smartphone addiction than boys, likely because they use more social networking and messaging services, according to research results released Tuesday. The conclusions of a study team from Ewha Womans University in Seoul were that students who were female, consumed alcohol, had lower academic [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced yesterday the development of a smartphone application that will foster the prevention of smartphone addiction in youth. One function of the application locks the screen of the smartphone when a young user is walking while using the device. The service will initiate today. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 adolescent teens in South Korea and one-fifth of children are at risk of becoming addicted to their smartphones, a survey showed Thursday. According to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the National Information Society Agency (NIA), 30.9 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has found people suffering from smartphone addiction are almost twice as likely to suffer from an accident. The study conducted by a research team led by Professor Min Gyeong-bok at Seoul National University College of Medicine has revealed that nearly 4 in 10 university students in South [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said Thursday it will develop a safety system by 2021 aimed at preventing accidents caused by drivers dozing off at the wheel. Hyundai Mobis plans to introduce the Departed Driver Rescue & Exit Maneuver (DDREM) technology that allows the vehicle [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Research has successfully linked one of modern life’s social ills, smartphone addiction, with poor mental health in the form of depression, anxiety and high levels of stress. The study, published in the “Journal of Mental Health”, was conducted by the Seoul National University College of Medicine. A total of [...]