A recent study from the University of British Columbia suggests that keeping a smartphone at the table during a meal can take away from the enjoyment of face-to-face interactions. The study, recently printed in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, was led by Ryan Dwyer, a second-year PhD student in the psychology department. They instructed half of the participants to keep their smartphones on the table; the others were told to put them away. Dwyer said even some of the participants instructed to keep their phones away from the dinner table couldn't resist using them. He suspects that smartphones may lull users into a type of passive entertainment, causing them to miss out on more meaningful interactions.

Source: CBC News October 07, 2018 23:03 UTC