Title : Women Face The Risk of Higher Smartphone Addiction
link To Share: Women Face The Risk of Higher Smartphone Addiction

Women Face The Risk of Higher Smartphone Addiction

Kim Ji-yeon, is a student Seoulite who was 25 years old, he started the day by checking his Instagram. And she is usually so narcissistic post photos, photos of the food he was eating and sometimes also drawing his dog.

"I usually post something before I go to bed," he said. "And it was nice to wake up in the morning and find out how people respond. It's like my morning ritual."

Kim said he was addicted to his smartphone "just like everyone else he knows." He carries with him everywhere, all the time, every day. He charges the phone by the bed every night. One of the biggest worries is actually to do with dying batteries.

"I am very anxious every time I forgot my phone charger," he said. "It feels like I lost my life when my phone died. I have no problem to admit that most of my life in the online world. And it's not just me, - Most people are connected in KakaoTalk group chat room as much as they are in an offline meeting "

Kim is one of many South Korean women who spend a lot of time socializing them through smartphone applications and social media. A recent study by the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, in fact, found that Korean women are twice as likely addicted to smart devices like their male counterparts. For this study, a psychiatrist at the hospital surveyed 2,281 women and 2,573 men. Among female participants, 17.9 percent addicted to their smartphones, while only 9.4 percent of the men surveyed had experienced the same thing.

"We consider one of the reasons behind the statistics is that women tend to form social relationships online than men," said Kim Dae-jin, a psychiatrist who conducted the study.

The study also found that depression and high activity of behavioral inhibition system associated with smartphone addiction among South Koreans. Korea who are depressed or have a high activity of the BIS - which means they tend to avoid human interaction and conflict to prevent negative emotions such as fear, sadness and anxiety - more likely addicted to smartphones, and has limited social network visitor.

(See also: 9 Pitfalls to Avoid Eating Healthy)

A study last year by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs found that the Korean women, especially those who are financially and socially vulnerable, far more vulnerable to depression than their male counterparts. While 9.1 percent of all Korean women experiencing mental condition at least once in their lives, only 4.3 percent of Korean men go through the same, according to the study.

Specifically, 31.7 percent of Korean women who are not high school has been depressed in the past, the study showed. Reasons included poor work and life balance, postpartum stress and domestic violence experienced during childhood.

Research by the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital stated that smartphone addiction is, in some ways, a form of escapism for those who are depressed. "When a person is experiencing stress and negative emotions, it was natural for him to find a place where they can be free from fear and anxiety," the report said. "The online world provides the anonymity and because it gives them a chance to be someone else, and act differently. It can be addictive for those who are not happy with themselves in the offline world, because you do not get the kind of support that you get online at your real life. "

In the case of those with a high activity of the BIS, researchers said interacting online can be less stressful for those who are afraid of human conflict or difficult relationships.

"They were very sensitive to negative emotions tend to prefer socialize online, because they want to avoid conflicts that can occur when interacting with others in person. And they feel that they can protect themselves better online, because they can be anonymous . "

Kim said he is just as social as he's online offline, but agreed that avoiding people he did not want to hang out with a lot easier in the virtual world. "You can easily cut them by blocking them or just delete your account completely," he said. "I think it is both comfortable and a little sad at the same time."

Tweet