Issue, problem, or controversy Article 2022

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Issue, problem, or controversy you are researching
The issue that is being identified in this article is mainly talking about the different impacts
that are being created by smart phones over the teens and the young kids. It is for this reason that
people must be able to understand the pros and the cons of using the smart phones by their kids.
Relation between topic and reading
As per the opinion of Twenge (2017) the advent of the smart phones has really resulted in
a sea change in the life styles of the kids and also the teenagers. This is because the kids of the
modern generation no longer spend any time with their family members by visiting the malls or
by going to the restaurant along with their parents and their brothers’. Torous et al. (2019) has
opined that with the advent of the smart phone devices the kids even at the tender age of only
about three to 6 years are fluent enough in swiping their hands through their smart phones and
have made Watching the YouTube videos or the other phone applications as their hobbies.
It has been said by Enez Darcin et al. (2016) that the kids who are Born between 1995 and 2012,
members of this generation are growing up with smartphones, have an Instagram account before
they start high school, and do not remember a time before the internet (Parasuraman et al., 2017).
Future research Questions
 What are the impacts of smart phones on the teenagers?
 What are the ways in which the Smartphone impacts can be reduced?
 What is the relation between the depression and teen media?
 What are the impacts of smart phones on the minds of Millennial?

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 How is link of smart phones connected with teenage suicide rates?
Things to discover in future are it is hoped that in future the researchers will be able to find
out some kinds of security in the field of the IoT in terms of the security, reliability and other
such grounds of safety. However on the other hand there has to be proper research in order to
develop a greater awareness among the adolescents and also the ways in which the threats can
be minimized.
Annotated Bibliography
Kenney, E. L., & Gortmaker, S. L. (2017). United States adolescents' television, computer,
videogame, smartphone, and tablet use: associations with sugary drinks, sleep,
physical activity, and obesity. The Journal of pediatrics, 182, 144-149 Available
from- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.015
The writer
Erica L. Kenney and Steven and both PHD holders and work in the Department of Social and
Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA,
respectively
The publication
The article is taken from the journal of Pediatrics and is known for the studying of the effects of
the smart phones over the teens.
The summary
This work has mainly been conducted to study about the impacts created by the Smart gadgets
like phones, tablets, video games and others on the adolescents.

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The Stance
The writes have taken a stance saying that too much exposure has impacts like obesity.
The use
This article is useful as it provides a huge scope to understand the different effects that can be
created over the health of the teenagers due to over usage of smart phones
Thomée, S. (2018). Mobile phone use and mental health. A review of the research that
takes a psychological perspective on exposure. International journal of
environmental research and public health, 15(12), 2692. Available from-
10.3390/ijerph15122692
The writer
Sara Thomée is a research scholar who is working in the Department of Psychology, University
of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
The publication
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Open Access Journal is a
highly credible and interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal.
The summary
The main purpose was to understand the relations between the mental health of the teenagers and
their usage of the smart mobile phones.
The Stance