Abstract
Smartphone technology turned life easy but it also complicated many things in human lives. One of the biggest issues nowadays, which rose by smartphones, is its overuse and it had been studied under the banner of addiction. A different kind of issue arose similar to smartphone addiction when people overuse their smartphones in social settings. This phenomenon has been termed as “Phubbing” when a person uses his smartphone and literally ignores the person beside him. This phenomenon is very new and researchers are trying hard to understand the phenomenon so they can predict the determinants of this phenomenon. The aim of this article is to understand the previous researches, which had been done in the area of smartphone addiction and try to understand the similarities and differences in both the phenomenon. This article tries to dig out the available literature to find out what actually Phubbing is and what can be its true determinants. In addition, it tried to understand various types of addictions, which can elevate the Phubbing behavior in different settings. In the light of definition and current understanding of Phubbing, it will try to understand how various types of addictions will help us to understand it in depth. This study analyzes previous researches done on addiction and researches related to Phubbing, and tries to understand the correlation of various addictive behaviors with Phubbing phenomenon.
Highlights
Smartphone technology had invaded our social life as well as our personal life
One of the biggest issues nowadays, which rose by smartphones, is its overuse and it had been studied under the banner of addiction
The aim of this article is to understand the previous researches, which had been done in the area of smartphone addiction and try to understand the similarities and differences in both the phenomenon
Summary
According to the online statistics research by Statista, the number of smartphone. We are social; the 2018 statistical reported that the number of smartphone internet users is 4.021 billion. A mobile device with internet connects us with the whole world and makes our lives easy by social networking, online shopping and other various things. To this point, it was fine but it started intruding in our lives and we are facing many challenges because of such invasion. Relationships get affected by the amount of time spent with technology and cause conflict among partners. The time spent by men on videogame playing can increase the relationship conflicts and even spill over into relational aggression (Coyne et al, 2012)
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