Requirements 171v33

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Project on Reseach methodology

1. Define the project Addiction is evident when an obsession with something disrupts the more important things in life, like personal relationships, schooling, or jobs. People can become addicted to pretty much anything. While teens are far more likely to become addicted to their cell phone, they will become adults and that addiction may still be unresolved. People who are shy and have low self-esteem are more likely to become cellular addicts because, with text messaging, you can make 'texting friends' that you never actually have to meet, very much like internet chatting. The cell phone has been dubbed 'the new cigarette' and 'one of the biggest non-drug addictions of the 21st century.' Psychiatrists consider mobile phone addiction to be an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mobile phone addiction can totally isolate its victims, ruin them economically and even turn them into criminals.

2. Reason/justification for selecting the project As technology continues to advance, smartphones are capable of connecting s to the internet and other people wherever they go. Because of this increased connectivity, addiction to the devices has become a legitimate concern of doctors, smartphone s and the companies that produce the devices. Though smartphone addiction is generally seen as negative behavior, baseline reports that one positive side of smartphone addiction is that people who constantly use their phones can be more easily reached by their employers. Studies have also shown that younger people have stronger connections to their phones than older of the population. For example, one study found that 60 percent of respondents reported that they couldn't go more than one hour without checking their phone. Also, 73 percent of men between the ages of 18-34 said they couldn't go one hour without checking their phones while 63 percent reported the same. The purpose of this report is to help students to understand why and

how they spend time on using it. According to the several surveys, Students spend too much time on making calls and listening music. The result of this study concludes that Students spend much time on phone and therefore do not have enough time to do revision and resulting impeding studies. As a result it is recommended that Students should reduce the time on the call and entertainment with their mobile device, and the after school activities instead of wasting time on the playing mobile phone. 3. Literature review (if in past there has been research on the topic if yes then include its conclusion) Smart phone addiction

Previous studies of mobile phone addiction articulated three characteristics of mobile phone addiction: “people who are addicted to cell phone always keep their mobile phones on; they tend to use their mobile phones even when they have a land-line phone at home; and they normally are confronted with financial and social difficulties due to their excessive mobile phone use” (Roos, 2001). Past studies also recognized the problematic dimension of excessive usage of mobile phone in young people (Bianchi & Phillips, 2005; Monk et al., 2004; Palen et al., 2001; Paragras, 2005). In the meanwhile, past mobile phone addiction studies as a behavioral addiction study are mostly based on previous studies of internet addiction (Beard, 2002; Beard & Wolf, 2001; Chak & Leung, 2004; Leung, 2004; Scherer, 1997; Young, 1998), which indicates that behavioral addiction especially people who addicted to internet is just the same way that people who became addicted to gambling, drugs and alcohol. (Young, 1996) As the functions of the smart phone becomes more and more various, young people are becoming increasingly dependent or addicted to this device not only for mediated interpersonal communication, which is the initial function provided by mobile phone, but also as a tool for other functions. Bianchi and Phillips (2005) developed the mobile phone problem use scale which identified several signs mobile phone addicts would present. They found that addicts of mobile phones hide their actual use from family and friends; face financial crisis because of using mobile phone; feel preoccupied, anxious,

depressed when out of range for some time; continuously fail to control or cut back mobile phone use; and use mobile phone to escape from problems and emergency. This study seeks predictors other than leisure boredom, sensation seeking, and self-esteem (Leung, 2008), from the addiction literature and other psychological theories such as loneliness and shyness in order to differentiate the addicts and non-addicts among university students in mainland China and to explain the effect of mobile phone addiction. Before reviewing the psychological literature, this study asks two research questions: RQ1: What smart phone addiction symptoms can be identified among a group of university students in mainland China? RQ2: To what extent are university students in mainland China addicted to smart phone use?

4. Prepare questionnaire 1. Age 2. Type of phoned being used Smart phone Others 3. Do you like to have the latest technology (updates) in your smart phone? Yes No 4. Are you unable to resist special offers on the latest cell phone models? Yes No 5. Do you feel stress when the cell phone bill arrives, then shock once you actually see the amount? Yes No 6. Do you have your cell phone with you constantly, even at home you have it in your pocket or right next to you? Yes No 7. Do you fiddle with your cell phone whenever you have downtime (even when you're not on the phone or you only have a very few minutes to kill)? Yes No 8. Do you find someone to call as soon as you leave the office or land in a plane? Yes No 9. Do you always feel anxious about your cell phone, especially when you are unable to use it. (meeting, plane, class, church)? Yes No 10. Has your personal cell phone use increased significantly?

Yes

No

11. Are you uncomfortable and fidgety when you are not using your cell phone? Yes No 12. Do you feel the need to talk on the phone almost all the time? Yes No 13. Do you take cell phone breaks while at work? Yes No 14. Do you usually talk on your cell phone while driving or walking? Yes No 15. Do you experience high levels of anxiety, stress, or insecurity whenever you are without your cell phone? Yes No 10. Do you sleep with your cell phone under your pillow or on a night stand right next to the bed? Yes No 11. Have you ever been teased because you had your cell phone while working out or some other activity? Yes No 12. Do you sometimes believe your phone is ringing, but when you answer it or listen longer you find it wasn't ringing at all (known as 'phantom ringing')? Yes No 16. Have you had problems at work or school because of your cell phone use? Yes No 17. Have you had problems with family or friends because of your cell phone use?

Yes

No

5. Pilot study (interview of five candidates) 6. Modification of questionnaire if necessary ( based on pilot study)

7. Report preparation