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Ezithuthweni zomphakathi, egumbini lokulinda likadokotela, kulayini esitolo, ngisho nasezifundweni noma ezifundweni, singabona inani elikhulu labantu eligxile kakhulu ezikrinini zabo ze-smartphone. Umuntu uphazanyiswe yilesi sigameko, omunye anyakazise isandla sakhe kuso ukuze kushintshwe, athi yinto ehlobene nezikhathi zanamuhla. Kepha hlobo luni lwesikhathi esichithwa enkampanini ye-smartphone esilungile futhi sinempilo?

Okusanda kwenziwa kabanzi inhlolovo mayelana nokuthi singakanani isikhathi abantu abasichitha kuma-smartphone abo, kuveze ukuthi u-54% wentsha yaseMelika kanye no-36% wabazali bayo banomuzwa wokuthi bachitha isikhathi esiningi kumafoni abo. Ngaso leso sikhathi, iningi lentsha nabazali okwaxoxwa nabo bathi bacabanga ukuthi amalungu omndeni wabo aphazanyiswe yizingcingo zabo ngesikhathi bexoxa.

Ucwaningo olushiwo ngenhla lwenziwe yiPew Research Center phakathi kwabazali abangaphezu kwenkulungwane kanye nentsha engama-743. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, kwavezwa ukuthi ngaphezu kwengxenye yentsha isivele ithathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa isikhathi esichitha kuma-smartphones abo - ukusetshenziswa kwezinkundla zokuxhumana kanye nokudlala imidlalo kubonakale kuyinkinga ikakhulukazi. Cishe u-44% wentsha uvumile ukuthi into yokuqala eyenzayo ekuseni ngemva kokuvuka ukuhlola imiyalezo nezaziso kumaselula. Abazali bentsha nabo bazwakalise ukukhathazeka mayelana nezikhathi zokusetshenziswa komakhalekhukhwini.

Inhlolovo ehlukile ithole ukuthi abazali bakhathazeke kakhulu ngemithelela yesikhathi sesikrini ezinganeni zabo. Cishe abazali ababili kwezintathu okwaxoxwa nabo bathi bakhathazekile ngokuthi singakanani isikhathi izingane zabo ezisichitha phambi kwesibonisi se-smartphone. Abazali abangu-57% bavumile ukuthi bayazama ukukhawulela lesi sikhathi ngandlela thile nezingane zabo. Kodwa nabazali banebhotela emakhanda abo - u-36% wabaphendulile uthe bachitha isikhathi esiningi kumaselula abo. I-51% yentsha iveze ukuthi abazali bayo baze bagxile ocingweni lwabo ngisho nalapho ingane yabo izama ukuqala ingxoxo nabo.

Ngemuva kwakho konke, lokhu futhi kungani i-Apple yengeze umsebenzi obizwa nge-Screen Time ku-iOS 12 entsha, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ngosizo lwayo, abasebenzisi bazokwazi ukulawula kangcono, ukuphatha nokukhawulela indlela abasebenzisa ngayo i-smartphone yabo.

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