Those who are confident in their dependence on digital

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Every eighth Russian (13%) is sure that he or she is addicted to gadgets and the Internet; 45% report signs of this addiction (in 2021, their share was 42%). Fewer people have begun to consciously take a break from smartphones.

Almost half of Russians (45%) consider themselves dependent on gadgets and the Internet, while every eighth (13%) is sure of the existence of an addiction, according to the results of a study by the SuperJob portal (RBC has a copy). At the same time, a fifth of the survey participants clearly do not see such signs in themselves.

technologies are more italy whatsapp resource common among men (15% versus 11% among women). At the same time, the proportion of those who consider themselves dependent is higher among women (34% versus 30% among men).

The survey was conducted on August 1–2 and involved economically active Russians over 18 years of age.

The younger the respondents, the more often they report symptoms of digital addiction: among respondents under 34 years old, the share of such people was 57%, while among survey participants over 45 years old, it was 37%.

More than a third of Russians said that they try to take a break from gadgets and the Internet from time to time: every sixth respondent (15%) consciously refuses them for several hours daily, every tenth does it several times a week, 8% - several times a year. 5% of respondents said that they arrange a digital detox several times a year, and 1% - once every few years.

Some respondents who do not take a break from gadgets say that they cannot afford to be without communication. Some who refused to organize a digital detox perceive gadgets and the Internet as a natural habitat.

Analysts note that Russians' digital dependence is growing: 42% of respondents admitted this in 2021. The number of those who cannot or do not want to take a break from gadgets has also increased from 54 to 61% in two years.