Insecure Attachment Styles and Phubbing: The Mediating Role of Problematic Smartphone Use

Lately, increasing concern has focused on the incessant and intrusive use of smartphones across a wide range interpersonal relational contexts. Of is that many people appear to snub someone during face-to-face interactions by focusing more their smartphone than partner, namely, phubbing. Individuals with insecure attachment styles may phub intimate others often. However, such relationships have not been examined. This study used cross-sectional design examine key between An online survey was conducted variables this ( N = 444 , 72% female: mean age 20). The analyses revealed both anxious-preoccupied dismissive-avoidant be positively associated Moreover, indirectly predicted phubbing through problematic (PSU). Insecure impact how often within relationships, further, PSU function as mechanism linking these