This destroys the quality of our conversations – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): According to a research article in the July issue of Environment and Behavior, affects smart phones and tablets the way we communicate.

If we have your phone or tablet on your desktop or in your hand, so the quality of our conversations deteriorate.

Less empathy and closeness

survey was conducted of 100 callers in cafes in the United States, where people were asked to keep a light conversation for 10 minutes. They were observed by a researcher and then interviewed about how the conversation went.

researchers found that if there were a smartphone or mobile phone on the table, so the quality of the call less satisfactory.

– People who had conversations with mobile phones reported a higher level of empathy, writes the article “The iPhone Effect.”

They also found that people felt less close and less engaged in their conversation partner, when a phone on the table.

Constant urge

With the phone by our side, we always have a bottomless supply of information and a larger social network . The researchers point out that one of the reasons for what they call the “iPhone effect,” which destroys our call quality.

thus keeps the phone is there, without ringing, ding or bright.

– In its presence, people have a constant urge to find information, check if someone has communicated or share their thoughts with others, according to the article.

thus described attention between the phone and the reality. Yes, we even saw “on” that three out of four takes the phone to bed.

And we constantly sit with your mobile, annoy about half of us, according to another survey.

Going beyond concentration

So although the new study is only an observational study with small margins, that does not necessarily prove the causal relationship between phone use and call quality, so it’s backed by several other studies.

An American study from 2012 also found that mobiles have a negative effect on our conversations – both close by, association and call quality.

A survey by Cicero shows that 22 percent of U.S. mobile checks at least every ten minutes.

And it can affect our concentration.