CELL PHONE DEPENDENCY AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION AND SOCILA LIFE OF THE STUDENTS

Abstract

Currents study the impact of social media usage on the social and educational lives of the respondents was the purpose to investigates about the social media usage. The universe of the currents study was different universities students of Pakistan. This study was quantitative in nature and its sample technique was convenient random sample while data collection was based on online survey. Tool for data collection was created by google form and its link were sent to respondents by different formal and informal social media groups. 170 respondents reported their response which were cosseted on 100 male and 70 female respondents. There were two hypotheses of the current study in which the result of one hypothesis shows that there is no effect of social medias on the social lives of the respondents while second hypothesis result shows that social media is negatively related with the educational activities of the respondents. Smartphones allow people to connect with one another from anywhere at any time. However, there is growing concern that smartphones may sometimes detract the social interactions. This study on cellphone dependency and its impact on social lives of youth was aimed to investigate the cellphone addiction as a predictor of interpersonal relationship and loneliness among family members. The purpose of this research is to investigate the growing literature on cellphone addiction and how does it affect the family ties and relationship. We all are living in the age of technology where living without it is considered as impossible. We have highlighted the new emerging issue that is cellphone dependency and how does it effect on family ties, social relationship and social interaction. It has been observed that it has negative impact on the intimacy patterns and influence on the couple and family communication. The purpose of this research was to critically observe the phenomenon of excessive cellphone usage and to describe the process of technologies are affecting couples and family life. For this study I have used the quantitative method that is survey method. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that there would be the higher effect of cellphone dependency on family relations, interaction, and relationship.