• Mrs.Jasintha
• Dr.Amandeep Kaur

Background: As a result of mobile phones’ quick and fast growth, broad use, and profound influence on contact and communication, it is important to study the potential negative health effects of exposure to mobile phones. Objectives: To assess the impact of smartphone addiction on social life among adolescents and the association between the impact of smartphone addiction on social life among adolescents with their selected socio-demographic variables. Material and methods: A non-experimental descriptive research design was employed for this study. This study's population includes adolescents studying in schools in Gwalior. Sixty adolescents who met inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in this study. Eligible subjects were selected by using a non-randomized purposive sampling technique. Results: The findings of the study revealed that a maximum number of 28(46.6%) adolescents agreed, 19 (31.6%) strongly agreed, 6 (10%) had undecided, while 5(8.3%) disagreed and 2(3.3%) had strongly disagreed that smartphone addiction has an impact on the social and educational life of adolescents. Conclusion: According to the study's findings, the majority of students believed that possessing smartphones had an impact on their social and academic lives. It's vital to boost adolescents' understanding of smartphone addiction and its impacts in order to increase awareness and stop the occurrence of mobile phone addictions.

Smartphone, addiction, adolescentse address

"TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION ON ADOLESCENTS’ SOCIAL LIVES IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN GWALIOR, MADHYA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no.b235-b242, November-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211148.pdf

"TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION ON ADOLESCENTS’ SOCIAL LIVES IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN GWALIOR, MADHYA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no. ppb235-b242, November-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211148.pdf