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Smartphone Survey Conducted by the Department of Psychology

A smartphone usage survey was conducted by the Psychology Department at M. A. Parikh Fine Arts and Arts College, managed by the Banaskantha District Kelavani Mandal. In today’s technological age, smartphones have become an important part of our daily lives, and it has become difficult for people to stay without mobile phones even for a short time. Excessive smartphone use has been increasing certain physical and mental problems among people. In this context, the Head of the Psychology Department, Dr. Shravan Kumar Kharani, along with students Niyati Chauhan, Mahi Trivedi and Nitesh Senma, carried out a survey of 305 participants regarding smartphone usage. The following major findings were observed.When using different applications (apps), 14.8 percent of the users reported having no sense of how much time they were spending on their smartphones once they exit the app. After spending more time than intended on their smartphones, 20 percent always feel regret, 27.2 percent often feel regret and 34.4 percent feel regret sometimes.When their phone is not with them, or when the battery is low, or when there is no recharge or balance, 21.95 percent experience loneliness, 13.45 percent feel restlessness and 6.35 percent feel irritability.Due to excessive smartphone use, 29.5 percent experience eye strain, 7.9 percent experience neck and shoulder pain and 6.2 percent face difficulty falling asleep.A total of 46.9 percent believe that excessive smartphone use interferes with their day-to-day activities. Out of 24 hours, 55.4 percent use their smartphones for one to three hours, 21.3 percent for three to six hours, and 9.8 percent for more than six hours, while only 13.4 percent use their phones for less than one hour.About 31.1 percent use their smartphones mostly for entertainment or watching reels. Within one hour, 14.4 percent check their phones six to ten times, while 10.2 percent check it more than ten times. Before sleeping, 45.5 percent sometimes spend a long time on their smartphones, 12.1 percent always do so and 21 percent often do. When they receive any message or notification, 15.7 percent feel a strong urge to check their phone, while 46.7 percent feel this urge sometimes.