A recent study warned that the high use of text messages by people compared to making phone calls may affect the development of personality and the acquisition of communication skills, especially among younger age groups.

The study showed that text messages prevent the individual from communicating directly with the other party and acquiring skills necessary for personal development and the ability to better understand and communicate information, especially among adolescents who resort to sending text messages to evade confrontations or embarrassing reactions, which will lead to negative influence. On their future abilities to deal with the situations they face and control their reactions.

• Psychiatric illness :

The researchers noted that these habits may lead to psychological diseases such as isolation, loneliness, and chronic depression, in addition to other diseases, and at higher rates among young people than among the elderly who did not grow up relying heavily on these technological solutions, as is currently observed.

The study indicated that the statistical figures proved that the number of users of text messages increased dramatically, multiplied many times over the past decade. In the United States of America alone, the number of messages sent increased from 14 billion messages in the year 2000 to 188 billion messages in 2010, and these numbers continued to rise.

A recent study warned that the high use of text messages by people compared to making phone calls may affect the development of personality and the acquisition of communication skills, especially among younger age groups.

The study showed that text messages prevent the individual from communicating directly with the other party and acquiring skills necessary for personal development and the ability to better understand and communicate information, especially among adolescents who resort to sending text messages to evade confrontations or embarrassing reactions, which will lead to negative influence. On their future abilities to deal with the situations they face and control their reactions.

• Psychiatric illness :

The researchers noted that these habits may lead to psychological diseases such as isolation, loneliness, and chronic depression, in addition to other diseases, and at higher rates among young people than among the elderly who did not grow up relying heavily on these technological solutions, as is currently observed.

The study indicated that the statistical figures proved that the number of users of text messages increased dramatically, multiplied many times over the past decade. In the United States of America alone, the number of messages sent increased from 14 billion messages in the year 2000 to 188 billion messages in 2010, and these numbers continued to rise.