To best appreciate its meal, no phone at the table!

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Tuesday, 27-feb-2018 03:54

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A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) reveals the harmful effects of the use of a smart phone on social interactions.

For the sake of the study, more than 300 seniors on average 30 years of age, are lent to the game by going to a restaurant with friends or family. The researchers asked one group to keep their phone with them during the meal, and a second group of not to take it.

At the end of the meal, all the participants answered a questionnaire about how much they had enjoyed their dishes, the conversations, the ambiance, and how often they were consulted by their device.

Distraction and boredom

“Also useful are smartphones, our results confirm what many of us already suspected,” said Ryan Dwyer, lead author of the study and doctoral student in the department of psychology, on the website of the UBC.

“When we use our phones while we spend time with people who are dear to us, in addition to the offend, we appreciate at least the experience”.

The study reveals that the people in possession of their phones are a lot less fun than the others. In addition to having been distracted, they have not taken advantage of the meal, that this is a point of view of the food interactions with others.

As surprising as it is, these have even reported being bored: “We predicted that people would miss less when they have access to their phone, because they could be entertained if there was a lull in the conversation,” said Mr. Dwyer.

On the contrary, those who had not their phones is reported to have spent a better time.

The results of this research have been published online on the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology” and will be presented on march 2, at the annual meeting of the Society of personality and social psychology, in Atlanta, in order to show how cell phones are changing our human behaviors.