Technological devices have made it possible for people to converse without face-to-face interactions. Technological devices that this essay focuses on are cell phones. Communication through cell phones has dramatically increased, causing a lack of physical interactions. This lack of physical interactions eventually leads to the development of social anxiety. Social anxiety is a chronic mental health condition in which social interactions may cause a person to feel irrational fear. Some symptoms of social anxiety include fear of everyday social interactions, embarrassment, palm sweating, and self-consciousness while conversing. To prove that social anxiety develops from cell phone use, studies conducted by well-known researchers on the condition
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More time is spent texting and using the Internet than talking face-to-face with family and friends (Nie 2002). A professor, Tamyra Pierce, who has her Ph.D in communication conducted a study on the correlation between texting and social interactions. In Pierce’s study called “Social Anxiety and Technology: Face-to-Face communication versus technological communication among teens”, 280 teenagers were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their cell phone usage and how they felt in social interactions. Out of 280 students, 83% had a cell phone, 65% had texting capabilities, and 30 % texted for 5-6 hours (Pierce, 2009). Pierce found that 63% of the students reported that they would rather communicate by cell phones than in person. (Pierce, 2009) After Pierce compared all the data she collected, the study revealed that the teens used their technological devices to communicate as a substitute for face-to-face communication (Pierce, 2009). Pierce found it clear that those teens that used their cell phones as a substitute for physical communication reported being more anxious when they are in social altercations. This study between texting and social interactions shows that there is a strong correlation with the use of cell phones and the development of social …show more content…
Phones replace face-to-face communication, which significantly decrease the amount of social interactions an individual may experience in a day (Kraut et al. 1998). The ability to text on cell phones makes it a number one reason why 46% of individuals communicate through texting than in person. A study conducted by Madell and Muncer found that young adults tend to prefer text messaging because it allows for more control over social interactions. An individual has the ability to control how they interact with others, the length of the conversation, and the option to reply or not (Madell & Muncer 2007). In addition Madell and Muncer found that texting gives the users the ability to have time to think how to best articulate themselves (Madell & Muncer
More time is spent texting and using the Internet than talking face-to-face with family and friends (Nie 2002). A professor, Tamyra Pierce, who has her Ph.D in communication conducted a study on the correlation between texting and social interactions. In Pierce’s study called “Social Anxiety and Technology: Face-to-Face communication versus technological communication among teens”, 280 teenagers were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their cell phone usage and how they felt in social interactions. Out of 280 students, 83% had a cell phone, 65% had texting capabilities, and 30 % texted for 5-6 hours (Pierce, 2009). Pierce found that 63% of the students reported that they would rather communicate by cell phones than in person. (Pierce, 2009) After Pierce compared all the data she collected, the study revealed that the teens used their technological devices to communicate as a substitute for face-to-face communication (Pierce, 2009). Pierce found it clear that those teens that used their cell phones as a substitute for physical communication reported being more anxious when they are in social altercations. This study between texting and social interactions shows that there is a strong correlation with the use of cell phones and the development of social …show more content…
Phones replace face-to-face communication, which significantly decrease the amount of social interactions an individual may experience in a day (Kraut et al. 1998). The ability to text on cell phones makes it a number one reason why 46% of individuals communicate through texting than in person. A study conducted by Madell and Muncer found that young adults tend to prefer text messaging because it allows for more control over social interactions. An individual has the ability to control how they interact with others, the length of the conversation, and the option to reply or not (Madell & Muncer 2007). In addition Madell and Muncer found that texting gives the users the ability to have time to think how to best articulate themselves (Madell & Muncer