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Effects of Phubbing: Relationships With Psychodemographic Variables
Naif Ergün, İdris Göksu1, Halis Sakız2
1Department of Educational Sciences, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey.
Psychological Reports
|November 23, 2019
Summary
This study adapted phubbing scales for Turkish culture, revealing that phone snubbing (phubbing) is linked to anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Higher phone use duration significantly predicted phubbing behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Communication Studies
- Sociology
Background:
- Phubbing (phone snubbing) is a prevalent behavior in digital communication.
- Understanding its psychological correlates is crucial for mental well-being.
- Cross-cultural validation of assessment tools is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt the Generic Scale of Phubbing and Generic Scale of Being Phubbed into Turkish.
- To examine the relationships between phubbing, being phubbed, and psychological variables.
- To investigate the role of phone use duration in phubbing behaviors.
Main Methods:
- Psychometric adaptation of two established phubbing scales for Turkish language and culture.
- Correlational analysis to assess associations between phubbing, being phubbed, and psychodemographic variables.
- Regression analyses to identify predictors of phubbing and being phubbed.
Main Results:
- Phubbing positively correlated with anxiety, depression, negative self, somatization, hostility, and phone use duration, but negatively with loneliness and life satisfaction.
- Phone use duration, somatization, and life satisfaction predicted phubbing.
- Being phubbed negatively correlated with loneliness and life satisfaction, and positively with other psychological variables.
- Anxiety, negative self, and hostility predicted being phubbed.
Conclusions:
- The adapted phubbing scales demonstrate high psychometric properties in Turkish.
- Phubbing is significantly associated with various negative psychological outcomes and increased phone use.
- The findings highlight the psychological impact of phubbing and being phubbed within the Turkish cultural context.
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