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Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person’s Smartphone Use

Year: 2023

Common Sense Media released a new research report revealing that teens are constantly receiving and fielding notifications on their smartphones. According to the report, Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person’s Smartphone Use, over half of participants received 237 or more notifications per day. The barrage of notifications, along with smartphone use during school days and nighttime, combines to create a powerful yet complicated relationship between teens and their phones.