Smartphone use and social media addiction in undergraduate students

Background: Children’s use of social media has increased significantly over the past decade. As a result, they are susceptible to smartphone addiction. In particular, parents' and children's well-being behaviors negatively affected by Such addiction likely affects both physical performance lifestyle. Adolescents utilize their smartphones while performing other tasks. The secondary task might divert attention away from primary task. Reaction time is combination brain processing muscular movement. Texting or communicating on another may affect reaction time. Thus, purpose this study was explore influence in undergraduate students who were addicted smartphones. Methods: The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) used assign 64 group (n = 32) control 32). (RT) an organism determine how rapidly it responds stimuli. All participants examined RT test under three conditions: no (control), texting, chatting smartphone. Participants questioned through text message chat with support researcher during texting conversation conditions. While responding questions, participant administered test. Results: results showed that tends have reduced when compared group. Also, conversing doing work had substantial impact undergraduates. Conclusions: Combining activities reduce students' time.