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Getting a grip on mobile phone use

24.06.2024|11:00 Uhr

A young woman operates a smartphone.

The rampant use of smartphones now determines large parts of our everyday lives. Photo pixabay

"Put down your mobile phone!" The controversial use of mobile phones in relationships has long had a name: Phubing. And smartphones are also constantly at hand in other situations: 85 per cent use them at work, 55 per cent when eating, 30 per cent when driving and 29 per cent when crossing the road. Psychologist Prof Dr Theda Radtke from the University of Wuppertal knows what to do.

Prof Theda Radtke from the University of Wuppertal

Prof Theda Radtke from the University of Wuppertal. Photo private

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