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Is socially disruptive smartphone use detrimental to well-being? A systematic meta-analytic review on being phubbed.
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Behaviour & Information Technology . Jun2024, Vol. 43 Issue 7, p1283-1311. 29p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Phubbing—i.e. excluding and ignoring others through smartphone use—is a pervasive phenomenon. Yet, a comprehensive understanding of its consequences is still lacking. This systematic meta-analytic review aimed to (1) synthesize the associations between being phubbed and emotional and cognitive, social, and behavioural well-being, (2) test the strength of these associations, and (3) investigate moderating influences. Literature searches according to PRISMA-guidelines yielded k = 83 included studies. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted for 24 of 72 extracted consequences. Subgroup analyses were performed for phubbees' relationship to interlocutors, age group, and study design. The overall sample was N = 53,916 with a mean age of 19.68 years. Being phubbed was moderately to strongly (e.g. $\hat{{\rm \rho }}$ ρ ˆ =.23–.75) associated with various adverse consequences (e.g. depression, relationship dissatisfaction, derogation of interlocutors, smartphone addiction). Effects were larger for adolescents than for adults. The findings are in line with existing theoretical assumptions (e.g. the temporal need-threat model of ostracism) corroborating that phubbing is a detrimental experience. Thus, phubbing appears to be a public health issue which should be addressed through suitable interventions in order to enhance healthy human-human and human-technology interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
*SMARTPHONES
*COMPULSIVE behavior
*COGNITIVE testing
*SATISFACTION
*CRONBACH'S alpha
*AUTONOMY (Psychology)
*JEALOUSY
*MENTAL health
*PARENT-child relationships
*AFFINITY groups
*ANGER
*CONFLICT (Psychology)
*EMOTIONS
*META-analysis
*AGE distribution
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ANXIETY
*LONELINESS
*SELF-control
*PSYCHOLOGICAL safety
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*MEDLINE
*JOB satisfaction
*AGGRESSION (Psychology)
*INTRACLASS correlation
*PSYCHOMETRICS
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*ONLINE information services
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DATA analysis software
*SOCIAL isolation
*PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
*INTER-observer reliability
*MENTAL depression
*SELF-perception
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0144929X
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Behaviour & Information Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177458382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2209213