Compulsive texting correlates with academics
Studies show that females are more affected than males
February 12, 2016
Texting is the most common use of communication in the teenage and youth realm. A study showed the correlations between compulsive texting and problems in school.
“It may not be much of a problem for us, but for the girls it may be”
— freshman Alazay Miller
Today, texting is the most dominant way people communicate with each other. Effects on this is a lack of sleep and snapping at people when interrupted.
Texting is more than a distraction according to teenage girls. It lowers their performance in their academics.
Mckinley male students state their thoughts on compulsive texting
“It depends,” freshman Benny Trieu said. “If you have free time in class, it’s okay. Compulsive texting during lectures, however, are bad,” Trieu said.
“It doesn’t really matter,” freshman Darius Nakao said. “Texting is only bad if you’re doing it during class,” Nakao said.
According to the study, published online on Oct. 5 in the “Psychology of Popular Media Culture,” out of 403 participants in the study, 47 states that they were “non-texters” leaving the remaining 356 students. The study showed that about 12 percent of compulsive texters were girls and three percent were boys.
“It may not be much of a problem for us, but for the girls it may be,” freshman Alazay Miller said.
Jamie • Apr 27, 2016 at 2:04 PM
I have no saying in this, but whatever is compulsive texting, I think its something nobody should be doing…but if girls are more affected by it, then they should be more careful, especially for those that I know.. I really do care about the ones that I have interactions with, I don’t want to come school the next day and find out one of my girl “friends” didn’t come to school because of “compulsive texting”….. It’s okay If I’m compulsed by texting because I don’t really care what people say about me unless its something negative.