"overdependent" on their phones, according to the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology . That means they experienced"serious consequences" due to their smartphone use, including a decline in self-control.
"I felt like my sense of reality was fading," said Yoo."Even when I had a fun and productive day , it felt like a dream." Then, for 30 minutes before sleep, the campers meditate. In 2015, 16% of 15-year-olds in OECD countries spent more than six hours online each day outside school hours, according to a report published in 2017. On weekends, the figure rose to 26%.
Dr. Lee Jae-won, a psychiatrist who treats smartphone addiction, said that cycle was a symptom of addiction. When humans are stressed, it reduces dopamine in the brain, prompting them to seek other forms of satisfaction. Because teens don't have other ways to relieve stress, they use their smartphones, he said.
Not spending time with their family and friends could mean they don't develop the ability to solve interpersonal conflicts, said Yoo, the camp director. She recalled one teenage camp attendee who threatened to take his own life if he couldn't leave the camp.The South Korea government hopes that treating addiction early can prevent problems in the future.
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