휴대폰, 당신의 행복 뺏어간다 Is your mobile making YOU unhappy? Checking phones eats up 15 per cent of our leisure time and affects our mood
Is your mobile making YOU unhappy? Checking phones eats up 15 per cent of our leisure time and affects our mood
Checking your mobile phone while having a drink with friends or taking a call over dinner, isn't just annoying for those around you - it could be making you unhappy, a study claims. Stock image pictured above
Study found that we spend a quarter of our leisure time distracted
Barking dogs are roadworks are to blame, but phones are the big offender
Gadgets not only proved the biggest attention-grabber – they also seemed to affect people's happiness, according to University College London study
퀴즈 하나, 친구나 가족과 어울리는 시간을 방해하는 1순위는? 정답은 휴대폰.
많은 사람들이 에상한 답일 것이다. 휴대폰, 특히 스마트폰은 질 높은 여가시간을 방해하는 것은 물론 행복감도 빼앗고 있다는 연구결과가 나왔다.
영국 유니버시티칼리지런던 닐리 레이비 교수팀(심리뇌과학)은 영국 6개 도시지역 성인남녀 450명을 대상으로 여가시간을 방해하는 요인과 시간적 비율을 조사한 결과 이 같이 나타났다고 최근 발표했다.
연구팀은 대상자들에게 주변 요인들이 자신의 휴식시간을 얼마나 방해하는지에 대해 질의했다. 여기에는 외식이나 공원 산책, 쇼핑 중에 광고 음악, 자동차 소음, 개 짖는 소리를 비롯해 휴대폰 사용이 얼마나 휴식 시간의 집중도를 빼앗는지에 관한 내용이 포함됐다.
대상자들은 여가시간의 28%를 휴대폰을 비롯한 주위 환경으로부터 영향을 받는 것으로 조사됐다. 그 중에서도 휴대폰으로 인한 방해가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 가족이나 친구와 함께 대화를 나눌 때 휴대전화를 사용하는 시간은 17%에 이르렀다. 더욱이 대상자들의 15%는 친구나 가족과 즐거운 시간을 보내는 시간의 절반을 휴대폰에 빠져 있다고 답했다.
대상자들은 ‘휴대폰이 행복감마저 앗아가는가?’에 대한 질문에, 대부분이 동의했다. 반면 주변의 시끄러운 공사 소음이나 개 짖는 소리는 행복감에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 휴대폰이 가족과 어울리는 즐거움을 빼앗는 것은 물론 행복감도 앗아간다는 것이 연구팀의 설명이다.
연구팀은 “현재 우리는 그 어느 때보다 휴대폰 사용시간에 압도당하고 있다”며 “이번 조사결과는 질 높은 여가시간을 제대로 즐기기 위해서는 어떤 것을 멀리하고 어떤 것에 더욱 주의를 기울여야하는지 보여준다”고 말했다. 이 내용은 영국 일간지 데일리메일에 소개됐다.
정은지 기자 (jeje@kormedi.com) 코메디닷컴
By FIONA MACRAE, SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
Checking your mobile phone while having a drink with friends or taking a call over dinner, isn't just annoying for those around you - it could be making you unhappy.
A study found that we spend more than a quarter of our leisure time distracted, with everything from barking dogs to road works disturbing concentration.
And mobile phones were the worst offenders.
The gadgets not only proved the biggest attention-grabber – they also seemed to affect people's happiness.
The University College London researchers are not sure why this is but say it is possible that we feel upset that are unable to control the urge to fiddle with our phone.
In contrast, we realise we have no control over external distractions like road works and so they affect us less.
Whatever the reason, they said that it is clear that we live in an 'age of distractions'.
More than 450 men and women from six English towns and cities were quizzed as they ate meals in restaurants, had drinks in bars, walked in the park, caught buses and trains, did their shopping and carried out other everyday activities.
A study found that we spend more than a quarter of our leisure time distracted, with everything from barking dogs to road works (stock image) disturbing concentration. And mobile phones were the worst offenders
Some were alone, others were with family, friends or colleagues.
Questions included how long they had been in that particular place and how many times they had been distracted by their mobile phone, background music, adverts, traffic noise, building work or barking dogs during that period.
The average amount of time spent in one location was half an hour and attention was diverted 28 per cent of that time.
Mobile phones accounted for the biggest chunk and typically took up 17 per cent of a person's time.
However, 15 per cent of those who took part in the study spent at least half their time on their phone, despite being involved in another activity such as a family meal or drinks with friends.
Researcher Nilli Lavie, a professor of psychology and brain sciences, said: 'Clearly the mobile phone took precedence over the activity they were intending to engage in.'
Further questioning found that happiness fell when people were distracted by mobile phones. Other diversions, including building work and noisy dogs weren't linked to mood.
The study, which was commissioned by the holiday company Center Parcs, also found that the effect seemed to last
.
A total of 15 per cent of those who took part in the study spent at least half their time on their phone (stock iamge shown) despite being involved in another activity such as a family meal or drinks with friends
When the men and women were asked to recall a recent family gathering, their memories were less happy if they had been during the event.
Professor Lavie said that while it is possible people were playing with their phones because they were unhappy, it is more likely that the gadgets were affecting happiness.
Simply being aware of the link could give attention and happiness a boost.
The professor said: 'Our study provides clear evidence for the popular claim that we live in the 'age of distractions'.
'Being aware of the significant link between our ability to pay undivided attention and our feeling of happiness, could help us improve both.'
Colin Whaley, of Center Parcs, said: 'Modern-day life sees us bombarded with more distractions than ever before.
'We hope these findings will help highlight how important it is to carve out time where attention is undivided and to enjoy spending quality time together.'
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