In China smartphones are wrecking marriages and dividing families.docx
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InChinasmartphonesarewreckingmarriagesanddividingfamilies
InChina,smartphonesarewreckingmarriagesanddividingfamilies
By SimonDenyer andXuYangjingjing May6at4:
16AM
It'sacommonsightinrestaurantsinChina,likeinmanypartsoftheworldnow:
Acouplesittingdowntoamealtogether,engrossedintheirsmartphones,barelysayingawordtoeachother.
AsurveyhasjustcomeoutinChinathough,clearlysayingthattheexplosioninsmartphoneuseisruiningmarriagesinthecountryanddrivingfamiliesapart.ThesurveybytheAllChinaWomen’sFederation(ACWF)foundthat60percentofmarriedrespondentscomplainedaboutintrusionfromsmartphoneuseintheirrelationship.
“Mobileelectronicdeviceshavebecomethe‘electronicenemyoflove,’” thesurveysaid. Overuseofthedeviceshasbecome"amajorenemytospousalrelations,parentalrelationsandpersonalhealth."
Of13,000peopleinterviewedbytheCommunistParty’swomen’sorganization,43percentsaidtheyplayedwithelectronicsduringfamilyget-togethersorwhenconversingwiththeirspouse.
Morethanathirdofrespondentssaidtheyusedelectronicdevicestokeeptheirchildrenquiet,nearlytwothirdsreportedtakingtheirsmartphonestobed,andhalfcontinuetousethosedevicesafterturningoffthelights.
Thosewhodidsofinditfivetimesmoredifficulttogotosleepthanthosewhodidnotbringelectronicdevicestobed,thesurveyshowed.
NoneofthisisuniquetoChina,ofcourse. IntheUnitedStates, aPewResearchCenterstudy foundthat25percentofcellphoneownersinamarriageorpartnershiphavefelttheirpartnerwasdistractedbytheircellphonewhentheyweretogether.Eightpercenthavehadanargumentwiththeirpartnerabouttheamountoftimeoneofthemwasspendingonline.
ButthepaceofchangeinChina,andthesheerscaleoftheproblemhere— therearemorethan500millionsmartphoneusersinthecountry— iscausingofficialconcern.
ThestudywaslaunchedaspartofaParty-ledefforttorebuildfamilyties,stretchedbydecadesofsocietalturmoilandsocialchange;radicalcommunismfollowedbyrampantcapitalismandexplosiveeconomicgrowthhaveputenormouspressureonChina'sConfuciantraditionsoffamilyloyaltyandfilialpiety.
BeforeFebruary’sSpringFestivalholiday,animportanttimeforfamiliestoreunite,PresidentXiJinpingsaid China’straditionsoffamilyharmonyshouldnotbeforgotten.
Takingupthetheme,theACWFalsorecommendedthatpeopleswitchofftheirsmartphonesforanhoureverydayandinvestmoretimeinface-to-faceinteractionswithfamilymembers.Ithasalsotieditsannualcampaigntofindthe“mostbeautiful”familyinChinatothethemesofXi’sspeech.
InJanuary,awomaninthecityofWuhansmashedherhusband’s$500smartphonebecausehehadbeensoengrossedinsocialmediaaftercominghomefromworkthathehadignoredtheirthree-year-olddaughter,localmediareported.Buryinghisheadinhissmartphone,hebarelyexchangedtenwordswithhisdaughteronsomedays,shecomplained.
InBeijing,ZhangMeng,a33-year-oldonlinegamesanalyst,told theChinaDailynewspaper thathisgirlfriendgetsangrywithhimifhedoesn’tstopplayinggamesonhisiPhone.“Butitistrue,Ican’tputmyphoneaway,”hewasreportedassaying.
A2013 studybyconsultingcompanyAccenture foundthatthemostpopularuseforsmartphonesinChinawaslisteningtomusicfollowedbyplayinggames.FurtherdownthelistcamebrowsingWebsites,usingsocialmedia,watchingmoviesandtelevisionserials,readinge-booksandemailing.ThemostpopularuseforaTabletwaswatchingmoviesandtelevisionshows.
TheaverageageofrespondentsintheACWFsurveywas28:
halfweremarriedandmosthadcollegedegrees.
Abouttheauthor:
SimonDenyerisThePost’sbureauchiefinChina.HeservedpreviouslyasbureauchiefinIndiaandasaReutersbureauchiefinWashington,IndiaandPakistan.
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