Tengku Zafrul says will facilitate PM’s meeting with Microsoft CEO in mission to make Malaysia Asean’s digital hubAccording a Pew Research survey, 45 per cent of teen girls say not having their phone makes them feel lonely regularly, compared to 34 per cent of teen boys. — ETX Studio picPARIS, March 16 — It can be difficult for people of all ages to spend time apart from their phones.
While 72 per cent say they feel peaceful and 74 per cent report feeling happy when they don’t have their smartphone, 44 per cent admit to feeling anxious when separated from their device. Forty per cent say they feel upset and 39 per cent feel lonely.Girls are more likely than boys to feel anxious when they don’t have their phone. In fact, 45 per cent of girls say they feel lonely regularly when they don’t have their phone, compared with 34 per cent of boys.
The trend remains minimal, since the vast majority have not changed their habits, either in terms of time spent on their smartphone or on social media .