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One in Four Teenagers Are Addicted to Smartphones in Korea

One in Four Teenagers Are Addicted to Smartphones in Korea

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 26 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the results of the “Survey of Internet Addiction 2013” conducted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Information Society Agency, one in every four Korean teenagers has a high risk of smartphone addiction. A total of 11.8 percent of the respondents [...]

“Those Seeking Stimulations Tend to Get Smartphone-addicted More Easily”…a Study

“Those Seeking Stimulations Tend to Get Smartphone-addicted More Easily”…a Study

SEOUL, Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study said that those who seek increasingly stimulating novelties or have lower self-esteem tend to get addicted more easily to smartphone use. Chung Se-Hoon, media studies professor at Korea University, and his research team, said on July 21 in a journal article titled “Predictive Signs of [...]

More People Exhibit “Digital Dementia” Due to Prevalent Use of Smartphone

More People Exhibit “Digital Dementia” Due to Prevalent Use of Smartphone

Seoul, July 06 (Korea Biz Wire) As more and more people use the smartphone, a higher percentage of smartphone users show the tendency of deteriorating memory. According to survey results announced by DooIt Survey, an online survey company, as much as 33.7 percent of 5,823 respondents said they do not remember the phone numbers of their [...]