Findings suggest that majority of young mobile phone
users are those who do not make longer than intended
calls; do not ignore their face-to-friends to be with their
cell phone; do not have complaints about their excessive
usage; do not suffer a decline in their productivity due to
mobile phone usage; do not suffer sleep loss due to
mobile phone usage and do not feel nervous or
depressed being away from their cell frequently. Very few
are those who always exhibit the extreme addictive
behaviors and the rest is the majority who are not
frequently involved in addictive usage patterns. Similarly,
very few respondents agreed to have addictive behaviors
such as being lost out of the real world while being with
their cell phone; using cell phone everywhere without
considering the decorum of that place, avoiding keep
their cell on silent or vibration mode due to fear of
missing the incoming alerts of calls/text; considering
lengthy conversations and using cell phone while driving
is okay; responding to all calls/text irrespective of the
identity of next person and majority of respondents say
they do not use their cell phone when it is inconvenient
for them. Hence, findings of this study revealed that,
majority of respondents have definite priorities between
their responsibilities and commitments and their cell
phone usage. Very few are those who always exhibit the
extreme addictive behaviors and the rest is the majority
who are not frequently involved in addictive usage
patterns. Thus, youngsters use their cell phones under
reasonable limits and do not tend towards extreme
behaviors leading towards addictive cell phone usage.