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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Heavy Cell Phone Users Found to Be Sadder

A new medical study finds that teens who use their cell phones more than 90 times a day, including calls and text messaging, suffer from anxiety and depression more than their peers who don't log as many minutes on their cells. Researchers say that teenagers turned to their cells when they were unhappy or bored. Other studies show how students think of cell phones as more than just ways to communicate - they are extensions of themselves and part of their personal identities. Learn more about the relationship between cell phone use and depression in teens from the San Francisco Chronicle.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:04 PM

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