Mobile Phone Addiction and Physical Health: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

Mobile phones have become an essential part of life and have replaced the old wired and fixed telephones. They have become a means of survival nowadays and influenced the minds of people, especially the youth, to such a limit that they might prefer having their telephones with them to the daily essentials. Youngsters are constantly scrolling, texting, calling, playing games, or just loitering around with it. It has become a saviour for introverts nowadays, who can ignore the crowd using their mobile phones. However, we should not restrict ourselves to saying that it has become integral. Instead, it has corrupted people so much that they are struck with bouts of monomania without mobile phones.