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It's How You Phub that Matters. An Experimental Study on Factors Explaining the Effect of Co-Present Phone Use on Relational Outcomes.

Source :
Conference Papers -- International Communication Association; 2017, p1-24, 24p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This study investigated whether co-present phone use impacts impression formation, perceived conversation quality and perceived relationship quality more negatively when (1) the phone user's posture and gaze display greater absorption in the phone, and (2) the co-present phone use is unannounced. To that end, a 2 x 2 between-subjects experiment was conducted. The findings of the experiment revealed a main effect of absorption: when the phone user displays greater absorption in the mobile conversation, participants consider the phone user as less attentive and polite, and perceive the conversation quality and social attraction as lower. There was no main effect of announcing the behavior, nor was there an interaction effect. These results indicate that the non-verbal behaviors expressed when using one's phone during a copresent conversation play a central role in explaining any negative effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Conference Papers -- International Communication Association
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
135749953