Researchers asked 221 students to rate their smartphone usage. One in 10 admitted to being so addicted to their phone that they even check it during sex.
The study didn't mention whether the other person was aware that their partner was checking Instagram in the middle of a sex session.
The researchers were specificthat the phones were used during sex as opposed to during a post-coital cuddle.
The study found that smartphone users spend nearly two hours a day on their phone. That means 95% of us have used our phone during social gatherings, and 70% while working.
Kostadin Kushlev, a psychology research scientist at the University of Virginia, who led the study with colleagues at the University of British Columbia, said: "Less than 10 years ago, Steve Jobs promised that smartphones will change everything.
"And, with the internet in their pockets, people today are bombarded with notifications - whether from e-mail, text messaging, social media or news items - anywhere they go. We're trying to understand better how this constant inflow of notifications influences the mind."
Researchers also found that smartphone interruptions can cause greater inattention and hyperactivity - symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
They suggested that the best way to prevent this was to minimise phone interactions - either by turning notifications off or, if possible, turning your phone off completely.
"Importantly, we found that people can reduce the harmful effects of over-stimulation by smartphones simply by keeping their phone on 'silent' and out of easy reach whenever possible, thus keeping notifications at bay," said Kushlev.
Source- Times
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