smartphones have been instrumental in connecting people however a new study has outlined the negative impact they have when used excessively the results of a study suggest that 88 of married couples in india agree that increased usage of smartphones is hurting their relationshipvivo announced the findings of its fourth edition of the switch offstudy titled smartphones and their impact on human relationships 2022read alsomindful use of smartphones enhances productivity claims studyfor the study published in the journal ais transactions on humancomputer interaction thci the researchers surveyed 469 participating university undergraduate students in california new york and hawaiithe study found that 67 of indians confessed to being on their phones even while they were spending time with their spouseoverindulgence in smartphones leads to psychological changesthe study found that 70 of people get irritated if their spouse interrupts them while they are engrossed in their smartphones moreover 69 of respondents confessed not being attentive enough while conversing with their spousewith excessive smartphone usage 66 of respondents feel that their relationship with their better halves has weakened about 89 of respondents said that they spend less time engaging in relaxed conversation with their spouse than possible claims the study which was conducted in association with cybermedia research cmrpeople willing to changethe findings of the vivo study also paint a good picture when it comes to understanding the problem while agreeing on the fact that inperson engagements with their partners are more relaxing 84 of respondents wish to spend more time with their spouse people are accepting the problems and are willing to change as 88 of respondents agreed that increased usage of smartphones is hurting their relationship with their spouses the study noted furthermore 90 of people want to devote more leisure time to meaningful conversations with their spouseshow smartphones are impacting peoples livesthe findings of the study suggest that around 84 of people agree that it has become a part of their body while technological advances have allowed people to be more productive and communicate easily 72 of respondents agreed that they sometimes are so ingrained in their smartphones that they lose track of their surroundingsfurthermore 58 of people agreed that they use smartphones while eating meals 86 of respondents say that the phone is the last thing they see before hitting the bed and a whopping 60 of people use smartphones while sitting with familyxiaomis 5g plans for redmi note series revealed