Phubbing: Which Personality Traits Are Prone to Phubbing?

Abstract

Smartphones play an important role in our lives thanks to the opportunities they offer in terms of access, interaction, and communication. However, in addition to these positive aspects, smartphones have transformed into objects of dependence due to gaming, social media, and access to the Internet and are beginning to harm the quality of face-to-face communications that take place between different individuals. The current study examined the relationship between Big Five Personality Traits and phubbing. Participants were 545 university students (383(71%) female, 156(29%) male, M age = 18.84, SD = 1.18) who completed the questionnaire package of the Big Five Personality Inventory and the Phubbing Scale. A hierarchical regression analysis was used with Big Five Personality Traits to explain variance in phubbing. The results showed that neuroticism and conscientiousness were significant predictors of phubbing, which account for 7% of the total variance. In the study, it was determined that the participants consisted of individuals with high levels of income, daily access to the Internet and social media users. Results are discussed in light of the literature.

Effects of Phubbing: Relationships With Psychodemographic Variables

“…(2018) did not locate significant relationships between neuroticism and phubbing, while Bianchi and Phillips (2005) found that problematic phone use did not predict neuroticism. However, Erzen, Odaci, and Yeniçeri (2019) neuroticism predicted phubbing among a sample of young people from a high-income level. Nevertheless, findings concerning neuroticism do not allow us to draw conclusions for the relationships between phubbing and hostility.…”

Is There More Than the Answer to the Question? Device Use and Completion Time as Indicators for Selectivity Bias and Response Convenience in Online Surveys

“…At that time, survey methodology mainly focused on the functionality and convenience of surveys within different browsers and operating systems (Couper 2008). However, due to technical development such as the increasing role of mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets) as an element of the ongoing global digitalisation (Décieux et al 2018;Erzen et al 2019;Turkle 2017), studies of online survey research detect an increase of online questionnaires that are answered on mobile devices. Longitudinal analyses of device use show clear patterns: Although the desktop device option is still the most frequent mode, the share of mobile respondents is increasing within large panel studies.…”

Scale for Measuring Phubbing in Peruvian University Students: Adaptation, Validation and Results of Its Application

“…According to research studies, phubbing damages interpersonal relationships because it interferes in them (Erzen, Odaci, & Yeniceri, 2019;. This behaviour can show how people constantly change from engaging in phubbing to being at the receiving end of phubbing.…”