My life with your smartphone: 26,000 photos and daily challenges!

My life with your smartphone: 26,000 photos and daily challenges!

Osttirol, Österreich - The mini series "My cell phone and I" takes a personal look at the relationships of young adults to their smartphones. An example is Kilian, 23 years old who discloses his smartphone use. He describes that he received his first smartphone, an iPhone 15 Pro, in the fourth elementary school for Christmas. Kilian's everyday life is strongly shaped by his cell phone, whereby his most used apps are Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp. Its average screen time amounts to 4-5 hours a day, and he also uses his cell phone for photo editing-in his gallery there are over 26,000 photos stored, which he often posts on Instagram. He enjoys a relaxed approach to the position without putting himself under pressure.

Kilian reports that after the alarm stations he enjoys coffee and a cigarette on the balcony while answering messages and checking the weather forecast on Bergfex. He listens to music during the way to work on Spotify; His musical preferences are in the area of ​​house, electronic and pop music. During work, he uses his cell phone depending on the urgency, while he consciously avoids it during sporting activities such as running and instead uses the Apple Watch.

The challenges of smartphone use

The relationship with the smartphone is not without challenges. Kilian feels stress in the event of a long time abstinence, which is reinforced by the pressure of a permanent online presence. This problem is also reflected in general trends among young people. A WHO study shows that 11 % of young people have signs of problematic behavior regarding social media, whereby girls are affected by 13 % more often than boys with 9 %. Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge from the WHO emphasizes the need for media literacy to promote the digital well -being of young people and calls for measures such as age restrictions on social media.

In addition, it is reported that 36 % of young people are constantly in contact with friends online, this is particularly striking for 15-year-old girls with 44 %. The constant games of digital games also shape the youth, with 34 % of young people playing daily, 22 % of them at least 4 hours on match days. Problematic play behavior is particularly pronounced in young men, while 12 % of young people are at risk. Often the problematic use of social media leads to a lower mental and social well -being.

social media and their effects

The mechanisms of social media, such as constant availability of new content and recognition mechanisms in the form of likes and shares, can also generate a pressure that leads to a kind of "performance". Provision of courage that is spread through platforms can be harmless or hazardous to health. The responsibility lies both among the platform operators and parenting: Parents should become active in media education and schools have to be promoted more as educational locations for media literacy.

Finally, it shows that it is important to conduct an open dialogue about digital well-being in families and schools and to enable young people to make sound decisions about their online activities. The responsible use of digital tools and the support of various actors are essential to ensure the well -being of young people in the digital world. dolomitenstadt reports about Kilians experiences, while the Who> emphasizes the social challenges and the need for media literacy. There are also valuable insights into the media use of young people in the BPB