Phubbing, a term for people who are more focused on playing tools and don’t care about their surroundings, is becoming more common and starting to worry. Apparently there is a scientific reason why someone becomes phubbing.
Quoted from Science Daily, Wednesday (11/8/2021) the term comes from an English phone call which means the attitude of ignoring someone who interacts with us because their attention is more focused on the mobile phone.
While this seems common, according to a recent study at the University of Georgia, phubbing can have a serious impact on a relationship, and there are a variety of factors that can lead individuals to ignore it in order to choose a screen.
This study revealed a positive relationship between depression and social anxiety to increased phubbing. According to the study, people with depression tend to call their interlocutors more often, and people who feel socially anxious, who may prefer online social interaction over face -to -face communication, may also exhibit better behaviors. Personality traits such as neuroticism also influence phubbing behavior.
“And of course, some people with high social anxiety or depression tend to become addicted to their smartphones,” said Juhyung Sun, lead author of the paper completing his master’s degree in communication studies at the University of Georgia.
According to him, phubbing behavior shows some basic insights into how technology disrupts social interaction.
“I’ve observed a lot of people use their phones while they’re sitting with friends in a cafe, every meal time, regardless of their relationship type,” Sun said.
He first considered some of the negative reasons behind phubing including smartphone addiction and the associated habit of constantly reading notifications that appear on the device screen.
"People are very sensitive to their notifications. With every vibration or sound, we consciously or unconsciously will immediately see our phone," he said.
Sun notes that extensive utilities across applications, from weather forecast functions to breaking news, are key drivers creating this dynamic.
Other findings in this study suggest that individuals with pleasant personalities exhibit lower phubbing behaviors. People with friendly personality traits tend to exhibit cooperative, polite, and friendly behaviors in their interpersonal relationships and social interaction environments.
"They have a high tendency to maintain social harmony while avoiding fights that could damage their relationships. In face-to-face conversations, people with a high level of friendliness perceive phubbing as rude and impolite behavior to others," Sun explained.
Jennifer Samp, a professor in the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences communications department and Sun mentor on the study, says she believes that phubbing may have greater implications when people in larger groups are able to return to face -to -face interaction after The epidemic subsided.
"People rely on cell phones and other technologies to stay in touch during outbreaks. For many people, staying in touch through chat and video is easier than face -to -face interaction. Do people, especially those with anxiety, still engage in calling when they can? meet again physically? Time will tell, "he concluded.
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