If you've ever put your phone on silent mode in an attempt to quiet your notifications (and your mind), you might want to reconsider. According to a new study, silencing your phone might actually have the opposite effect. Here's why. 📱
Researching whether or not to put your phone on silent.
For this study, researchers wanted to know how silencing our phones actually affects us. After all, functions like"Do Not Disturb" sound pretty enticing, offering us a solution to the endless stream ofTo find out, researchers analyzed Screen Time data from 138 iPhone users, specifically looking at their ringer settings. Roughly half of the participants kept their ringers on for four consecutive days, while 42% of the participants had their phones on vibrate, and 8.
And before those four days, the participants also filled out a survey about whether they experienced FOMO and/or NtB so the researchers could look for links between phone usage and certain personality factors.This ad is displayed using third party content and we do not control its accessibility features.Contrary to popular belief, it turns out silencing your phone may not offer the solution to stress people are looking for, at least according to this research.
As the study authors explain in their research,"Silencing notifications for [those with FOMO and NtB] appears to be more, rather than less,," adding,"Results also suggest that many current solutions for mobile phone overuse, like the 'Do not disturb' function, may be counterproductive." The explanation, the team says, is that hearing the chime or vibration of a notification satisfies"informational, social and environmental surveillance gratifications," as well as eases the stress of uncertainty that comes from a silent phone—particularly in those who experience FOMO., keeping your phone on silent may not be a detriment to your stress levels.
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