
A new survey of teenagers found that 38 percent said they spend too much of their time on their smartphone, compared to 51 percent who said they used it the right amount and 5 percent who said too little. All told, 74 percent of teens reported feeling “happy” when they do not have their smartphone with them, 72 percent said they feel peaceful, while 44 percent said anxious, 40 percent said upset and 39 percent said lonely. While phones do have some uses — teens said smartphones made it easier to pursue hobbies and to be creative — more said that smartphones make it harder to learn good social skills than easier.
Monica Anderson, Michelle Faverio and Eugenie Park, Pew Research Center
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