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More than 20% of young people are addicted to mobile phones. Do you have mobile phone dependence?

Original title: Survey: more than 20% of young people are addicted to mobile phones

A study in the journal BMC psychiatry found that 23% of young people are addicted to smartphones.

The study from King's College London said the addictive behavior meant that if people stopped using mobile phones, they would become 'flustered' or 'depressed'. In addition, young people have no control over the time they spend on their mobile phones. The study warns that the addiction has' serious adverse consequences' for mental health.

The study, published in BMC psychiatry, analyzed 41 studies involving 42000 young people, and found that 23% of them had behaviors consistent with addiction, such as anxiety due to their inability to use mobile phones, overuse of mobile phones and other activities.

This addictive behavior can cause other problems, such as stress, depression, lack of sleep and reduced academic performance, the study said.

Nicola Kalk, one of the authors of the report from the Institute of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience at King's College London, said: 'smartphones will continue to exist and it is necessary to understand the use of unhealthy smartphones. '

Dr. Kirk said: 'we don't know if it's the smartphone itself that makes people addicted or the apps that people use. "Nevertheless, there is still a need to raise public awareness of the use of smartphones by children and young people, and parents should be aware of how much time their children spend on them. '

But Amy Orben, a researcher at the University of Cambridge's MRC Department of cognitive and brain sciences, said there was no causal link between unhealthy smartphone use and outcomes such as depression. Dr Auburn said: 'it has been proved before that the role of smart phones is not one-way, and emotions can also affect the use of smart phones. '