TimmyH
Mobile phones linked to Y-Generation stress
June 16th 2008 10:51
A Swedish study has found that the use of mobile phones directly contributes the levels of stress and anxiety in Generation Y. Researchers studied 21 Y-Gens aged 14-20 and found that levels of mobile phone were closely associated with stress, sleeplessness and sleep problems.
The participants were split into two groups according to their mobile phone use. One group made less than five calls and sent less than five text messages a day. While the other made more than 15 of each. They were questioned about their lifestyle and sleeping habits and it was found that those who used mobiles more frequently were more restless than their infrequent counterparts.
It was also found that they lived a more “careless” lifestyle, consumed more stimulating beverages like RedBull and Coffee, suffered from disrupted sleep and insomnia and were more susceptible to stress and fatigue.
Study leader Dr Gaby Badre, from Sahigren's Academy in Gothenburg, said:
"Addiction to cellphones is becoming common. Youngsters feel a group pressure to remain interconnected and reachable round the clock…children start to use mobile phones at an early stage of their life. There seems to be a connection between intensive use of cellphones and health compromising behaviour such as smoking, snuffing and use of alcohol. It is necessary to increase the awareness among youngsters of the negative effects of excessive mobile phone use on their sleep-wake patterns, with serious health risks as well as attention and cognitive problems.”
The findings were presented at Sleep 2008, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Westchester, Illinois, US. Where it was confirmed that adolescents up to the age of 25 should be getting nine hours sleep every night in order to stave off health problems in their development.
The participants were split into two groups according to their mobile phone use. One group made less than five calls and sent less than five text messages a day. While the other made more than 15 of each. They were questioned about their lifestyle and sleeping habits and it was found that those who used mobiles more frequently were more restless than their infrequent counterparts.
It was also found that they lived a more “careless” lifestyle, consumed more stimulating beverages like RedBull and Coffee, suffered from disrupted sleep and insomnia and were more susceptible to stress and fatigue.
Study leader Dr Gaby Badre, from Sahigren's Academy in Gothenburg, said:
"Addiction to cellphones is becoming common. Youngsters feel a group pressure to remain interconnected and reachable round the clock…children start to use mobile phones at an early stage of their life. There seems to be a connection between intensive use of cellphones and health compromising behaviour such as smoking, snuffing and use of alcohol. It is necessary to increase the awareness among youngsters of the negative effects of excessive mobile phone use on their sleep-wake patterns, with serious health risks as well as attention and cognitive problems.”
The findings were presented at Sleep 2008, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Westchester, Illinois, US. Where it was confirmed that adolescents up to the age of 25 should be getting nine hours sleep every night in order to stave off health problems in their development.
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