Too Much Texting Linked to Risky Behavior

As many of you can probably agree we all spend a lot of our time texting and on social networking websites. A recent study done at Case Western Reserve University showed that too much texting is linked to other problems. The study was done by 4,000 students in 20 high schools in Ohio. The results showed 20% sent at least 120 text messages a day and 10% were on social networking sites for 3 hours or more. The study showed about 4% of students did both of these of these activities. The results were actually surprising to me because I expected the percentage of students to be higher than that in all categories. Those behaviors are linked to behaviors like “smoking, risky sex, depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse and absenteeism.” Texting and being on social networking sites do not necessarily cause these problems but technology does make some kids fall into the trap of wanting to fit in through social networking and other dangerous behaviors. I thought this article was interesting that kids now have to fit in not only at school but online and through other means of technology. To read more about this click here: Texting