Date Approved
7-30-2024
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-School Counseling (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
Education Leadership & Counseling
First Advisor
Sherie Klee, Ph.D.
Academic Year
2023/2024
Abstract
Adolescent cellphone use has a negative impact on the school environment. This project explores how cellphones effect youth social and emotional development. The literature is reviewed as it relates to cellphone usage and emotional well-being, mental health, intrapersonal skill development and interpersonal growth. Cellphone addiction amongst teenagers is discussed as well protective factors to mitigate the damage cellphone use inflicts on student social and emotional development. This project advocates for making school stakeholders aware of these harmful effects so as to consider a re-examination of school cellphone policy. Incorporating periods of unplugging during the school day as well as using the school counselor to provide education related to responsible technology use and strengthen student social/emotional skills are suggested interventions to implement.
ScholarWorks Citation
Hammer, Chelsea N., "Impacts of Cellphone Usage on Adolescent Social and Emotional Development" (2024). Culminating Experience Projects. 464.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/464
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Technology Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons
