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  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Phubbing, or partner phone snubbing, is a growing concern in relationships.
  • Individual differences, including attachment styles and materialism, may influence phubbing behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between insecure attachment styles (anxiety and avoidance), materialism, and phubbing behaviors.
  • To examine the mediating role of materialism in the link between attachment insecurity and phubbing.

Main Methods:

  • Survey data collected from 213 participants.
  • Validated scales were used to measure attachment styles, materialism, and enacted/perceived phubbing.

Main Results:

  • Attachment anxiety positively correlated with both enacted and perceived phubbing.
  • Attachment avoidance positively correlated with perceived phubbing.
  • Materialism significantly mediated the relationship between attachment insecurity and phubbing behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Materialistic values amplify the impact of insecure attachment on phubbing.
  • Materialism may serve as a compensatory mechanism for attachment-related insecurities.
  • Interventions targeting materialism and attachment anxiety could mitigate phubbing and improve relationship quality.