年輕人離開電腦痛苦堪比戒毒
According to the Daily Telegraph on January 2, turning off mobile phones, avoiding the internet and tuning out of the television and radio can leave people suffering from symptoms similar to those seen in drug addicts trying to go cold turkey, researchers have found。
The scientists asked volunteers to stay away from all emails, text messages, Facebook and Twitter updates for 24 hours. Some of those taking part said they felt like they were undergoing "cold turkey" to break a hard drug habit, while others said it felt like going on a diet. The condition is now being described as Information Deprivation Disorder。
The research was led by the University of Maryland's International Centre for Media and the Public Agenda。
While most participants in the study struggled without their mobile phones and felt they were missing out by not using Facebook, it was abstinence from music that caused them the most difficulty。
Dr Gerodimos, of Bournemouth University, said: "What was amazing for us was how dependent people now are on their technology. People often don't own watches or alarm clocks because they rely upon their mobile phones to wake themselves up."
據英國《每日電訊報》1月2日報道，研究人員發現，關掉手機、遠離網絡、不看電視和不收聽收音機會讓人們患上一種疾病，這種疾病的症狀酷似吸毒人士快速戒毒一般難忍。
研究人員讓志願者遠離所有的電子郵件、短信、Facebook和Twitter等長達24個小時。一些志願者表示他們感覺就像是在戒毒一樣難受，還有一些志願者說他們感覺就像是在節食。這種症狀被描述爲“信息剝奪紊亂症”。
馬里蘭大學媒介與公共事務國際研究中心進行了此項研究。
在試驗中，大部分志願者感到沒有手機讓他們的生活變得"很艱難"，如果不使用Facebook, 他們的生活就會“黯淡無光”，不聽音樂日子就會變得很難熬。
伯恩茅斯大學的葛洛迪莫斯博士說：“最讓我們吃驚的是現代人們非常依賴電子技術。很少有人再使用手錶或者鬧鐘了，他們一般用手機定時來叫醒自己”。
