People reduce their smartphone use when visiting the forest, but not the park. Reported by the University of Vermont.
For this study, the authors monitored the smartphone activity of 700 volunteer participants over a two-year period. This was done using logs built into the phones that collect anonymous data. The first (and obvious) result of the study was that teenagers spent twice as much time behind a phone screen than on the street. Also, contrary to long-held assumptions, visiting the park does not reduce screen time, but increases it.
“While past research has shown that short trips to city parks can provide a digital ‘detox’, the number of text messages and phone calls [совершаемых там] increased. At the same time, longer visits to wilder places like forests or nature reserves helped people take their eyes off their screens and smartphones,” said Kelton Minor, one of the study’s authors.
Frequent smartphone use is known to be associated with an increase in cases of anxiety disorders, depression and sleep problems, especially among the younger generation. In this regard, doctors and psychologists are looking for a way to counteract it. The authors of a new study suggest that the visual and sensory experience of observing nature helps people better focus on life outside the phone.
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