Abstract:

In our age, with the development of technology, the use of information technologies has reached a very high rate. Cell phones, which were initially used for communication purposes, have now reached the level of smartphones and have become a small computer. With smartphones being portable, spending time in the digital environment has become an indispensable condition for individuals. As a result of excessive use of smartphones, some people have problematic smartphone use. One of the behaviors created by the problematic use of the smartphone is phubbing. Phubbing, which is a combination of the words “phone” and “snubbing”, defines a person as showing more interest in the mobile phone while communicating with another person face to face. Recently, it has been observed that there has been an increase in the number of studies on phubbing caused by the excessive use of smartphone. In this review study based on the relevant literature, it is aimed to help the creation of new researches by evaluating phubbing in different contexts such as married couples-romantic relationships, friendship/peer relationships, parent-child relationships, educational environment, work environment, negative psychological indicators and measurement. This way, it will enable us to better understand this new behavior pattern.

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