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Washington: Women are more likely to use cellphones for texting or emails to build relationships and have deeper conversations, while men prefer using their devices for entertainment purposes and accessing social networking sites, a new US study has found.

Women college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cellphones and men college students spend nearly eight, with excessive use posing potential risks for academic performance, researchers from Baylor University said.

"As cellphone functions increase, addictions to this seemingly indispensable piece of technology become an increasingly realistic possibility," said researcher James Roberts, The Ben H Williams Professor of Marketing in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.

The study noted that approximately 60 per cent of college students admit they may be addicted to their cellphone, and some indicated they get agitated when it is not in sight.

The study - based on an online survey of 164 college students - examined 24 cellphone activities and found that time spent on 11 of those activities differed significantly across the sexes.

Some functions - among them Pinterest and Instagram - are associated significantly with cellphone addiction. But others that might logically seem to be addictive - Internet use and gaming - were not.

Of the top activities, respondents overall reported spending the most time texting (an average of 94.6 minutes a day), followed by sending emails (48.5 minutes), checking Facebook (38.6 minutes), surfing the Internet (34.4 minutes) and listening to their iPods (26.9 minutes).

Men send about the same number of emails as women but spend less time on each.

"That may suggest that they're sending shorter, more utilitarian messages than their female counterparts," Roberts said.

Women may be more inclined to use cellphones for social reasons such as texting or emails to build relationships and have deeper conversations, the study suggested.

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An interim report of the Justice (retd) Dharmadhikari Committee, set up to curb crimes against women, has asked Maharashtra government to control social networking sites as they can be used to harass women. It also wants the state to rehabilitate unwed young mothers from tribal communities.

The suggestions are contained in the fourth and the fifth interim reports of the committee, submitted to HC by government today.The state government also informed the court that the tenure of the Dharmadhikari Committee, which had submitted three interim reports in the past, had been extended till November 30.

Five days ago, a division bench had issued a contempt notice against principal home secretary for government's inaction in implementing the committee's recommendations.The interim report submitted on Monday said social networking sites such as Facebook had become a harassment for women and the government should take steps to stop violent tendencies against women displayed on such sites.

The report also pointed out that there were a number of incidents of unwed minor tribal girls becoming mothers, and suggested that the state look after their rehabilitation.

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As the school year begins, local districts are updating their policies on social media communication.

These policies are modeled after a state statute signed into law by Governor Christie in April requiring school districts to develop rules concerning electronic communications between school employees and students.

According to the NJ Department of Education, the purpose of the law is to help prevent improper communication between school employees and students made through emails, texting, social networking websites, and other Internet social media avenues.

At its Aug. 12 meeting, the Pompton Lakes Board of Education introduced the new social media policy.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Amoroso said the policy allows staff to communicate with students by email only through the districts email account.

"They cant email or receive email from students on their personal email address," he said.

To contact a student with a cell phone, the teacher must receive permission from the principal.

"Its got to be for a specific activity and that goes for phone calls or texting," he said.

Also, there can be no communication between students and staff from the staffs personal social media accounts.

Amoroso said the policy does permit teachers to set up classroom accounts and that parents will be able to join the accounts.

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