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》You know that annoying habit your friend has of casually checking her texts while you're talking? Well, now it's so common there's an established name for it: phubbing, as in phone-snubbing.

》According to an article on Psychology Today, 40% of the American population suffers from smartphone addiction.
Additionally, 58% of men and 47% of women experience nomophobia, which is the fear of being without a smartphone.

》Phantom vibrations or ringing is the false belief that your phone is ringing or has received a notification, even though it has not.
About 80% of people have experienced false vibrations, and around 30% have heard ringing that simply did not exist.

》For children of mothers who used cell phones, and who also used cell phones themselves, there was a 50% relative increase in reported behavioral problems.

》David Greenfield, PhD, from the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, developed a Smartphone Addiction test. Answering "yes" to more than 5 out of 15 questions indicates a likely problematic relationship with your phone. As Price admits, "the only way to score below a 5 on this test is to not have a smartphone."

》Most phone addicts disconnect from real life, limiting their interactions with people and real-life experiences. They see the world through their phones and interact less, which prevents them from engaging in activities that could be enjoyable and refreshing.

》Parents addicted to their phones are more likely to spend time on their devices rather than with their kids. This can lead to increased frustration in children, who may then express this frustration in various ways.