Impact Of Using Smartphone On The Development Of Social Relationships And Self-Awareness

Abstract

Research Background: Today, our lives are not possible without science. Science is being used in every field; there is no field in which science is not being used. As part of technology, humans developed phones for communication. Smartphone technology developed soon. There are various online apps on smartphones through which information can be obtained from various fields such as puzzles, social media, banking, education, social, and political. Smartphone technology has had an impact on human development. In this research, the investigator studied the impact of smartphone use on the development of social relationships and the self-awareness of society members. 

Objectives: The study objective was to find out the impact of using a smartphone on the development of social relationships and self-awareness in early adulthood. Another objective was to find out the significant difference in social relationships and self-awareness among people in urban and rural areas.          

Procedure: For the study, one hundred twenty samples were selected in early adulthood from Solapur District in State of Maharashtra. The sample age range was between 21 and 30 years. The purposive sampling technique has been used for the selection of the sample. The study, social relationships scale developed by Dr. Pardeep Kumar, Faheem Nabi, and Neha Thakur and Self-awareness scale formed by Prof. Adam Paul Patteti and Prof. Sankara Pitchiah Podila has been used.

Conclusions: It was concluded that smartphone users in adulthood have found a higher level of social relationships than non-smartphone users in adulthood. The type of region does not significantly influence the social relationships of individuals. Another side concluded that smartphone users and non-smartphone users in adulthood have found equal self-awareness and, the type of region does not significantly influence the self-awareness of individuals.

Implementations: The present study findings can be beneficial for counselors, society, and psychologists to understand the impact of smartphones and regions on the social relationships and self-awareness of individuals.