Work-Related Smartphone Use Tied To High Stress Levels, Study Finds

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Work-Related Smartphone Use Tied To High Stress Levels, Study Finds

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/09/workrelated-smartphone-us_n_5269482.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xBw21pEP4PApCiyt3S.gZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/Work-Related_Smartphone_Use_Tied_To-9a14717c375f5cae0cf420de88fa0507" width="130" height="86" alt="Work-Related Smartphone Use Tied To High Stress Levels, Study Finds" align="left" title="Work-Related Smartphone Use Tied To High Stress Levels, Study Finds" border="0" /></a>Your after-hours work emailing habit may seem innocent enough (and it might even be mandatory for your job), but it could be taking a significant toll on your stress levels, according to new research. A Gallup poll this month found that heavier smartphone users experience more stress, but paradoxically, they also rate their lives better. Previous research has found that many of us do use our phones to work after-hours: 83 percent of respondents to an Osterman Research Survey -- which consisted of 213 workers, half of whom were in the IT sector -- say they check their work email</p><br clear="all"/>

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