Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on the Emotional Maturity of Young Adults

Abstract

In the current era, the introduction of modern technological devices has grabbed the attention of the global population. The dependency of people on mobile phones, devices and services provided by them has reached at such levels that without these, they are unable to think a step forward in the direction of their growth. Such a degree of dependency is leading to addiction of mobile phones. The youth of this country is the most vulnerable group among the population to be addicted to mobile phones. The study was designed to study the usage of mobile phones in young adults i.e., the time spent with the mobile phones and their Emotional Maturity. By using structured questionnaire, primary data was collected from 110 adults (both males and females). The Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire, Singh and Bhargav’s Emotional Maturity scale were used to gather data. The ‘t’ test was done for statistical analysis. Results of the study showed that there is a significant difference of mobile phone usage in males and females and a significant difference of emotional maturity in males and females. The findings are interpreted based on the current theories and implications for future are pointed out.