A Qualitative And Quantitative Research On Phubbing’s Status Quo And Causes Of Phubbing

Diversified smartphone services have invaded our social life as well as our personal life.It’s to serve human beings that the purpose of integrating various technologies in mobile devices,but like two sides of a coin,it has also caused many psychological problems,one of which is phubbing.As an emerging social phenomenon,phubbing exists widely in various scenes with a negative impact on people’s lives,interpersonal relationships and even physical and mental health.However,there are few research studies on phubbing in China at present.Based on this,this study adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative research method to investigate the specific situation of phubbing and its influencing factors,to provide some reference for scientific management and intervention in the future.Study 1: Adopt the interview method,through the purposive sampling way,screening eligible subjects by the phubbing scale,and the 20 subjects were interviewed.The interviewees’ description of phubbing,their cognition of phubbing and the causes of phubbing,the data were further conceptualized to build a theoretical framework.The following conclusions were drawn:(1)Through interviews,we can find that the main behaviors of phubbing are mobile phone obsession and avoiding interpersonal communication.In the process of "phubbing",people usually experience unconscious attention shift,boredom,dependence,meaninglessness,escapism and other inner experiences.Phubbing has a certain negative impact on the individual’s interpersonal relationship,life state and mood,as well as study and work.(2)There are differences in individual attitudes towards phubbing.Most respondents said phubbing should be criticized,while a few said they are used to it or can accept it in some cases.Individuals’ cognition and behavior of phubbing appear contradictory.While strongly criticizing phubbing,they also repeat "phubbing" behavior.People lack motivation to overcome phubbing and have certain obstacles.(3)The emergence of phubbing is caused by the interweaving or accumulation of many factors.According to the survey results,addictive behavior is the most important reason,followed by individual psychological factors,and finally situational factors.Study 2:505 questionnaires were distributed online,using the Covert Narcissism Scale,Fear of Missing Out Scale,Interpersonal Relationship Scale and Phubbing Scale as research tools to explore the relationship between covert narcissism,Fear of missing out,interpersonal relationship and phubbing.The research results showed that:(1)There are age and gender effects in phubbing.The degree of phubbing among individuals aged 25-40 is more serious than that of other age groups,and the degree of phubbing in women is higher than that in men.There are age differences between covert narcissism and fear of missing out,and the level of covert narcissism and fear of missing out is relatively higher in individuals aged from 25 to 40.(2)Covert narcissism positively predicted fear of missing out and phubbing.Fear of missing out positively predicted phubbing,that is,high covert narcissism had higher level of fear of missing out and more serious phubbing.The higher the level of fear of missing out,the more serious the degree of phubbing.(3)Covert narcissism negatively predicted interpersonal relationships,and interpersonal relationships negatively predicted phubbing,that is,high covert narcissism had poor interpersonal relationship quality,and individuals with poor interpersonal relationship quality had more serious phubbing.(4)Fear of missing out and interpersonal relationship played a dual mediating role between covert narcissism and phubbing.Covert narcissism could play a direct role in phubbing,and it could also play an indirect role in phubbing through fear of missing out and interpersonal relationship respectively.