Psychosocial and personality trait associates of phubbing and being phubbed in hispanic emerging adult college students.

ABSTRACT: Phubbing is when one uses their smartphone in a social interaction instead of interacting with the other individual(s) in their presence. Phubbing and being phubbed are growing concerns as the number of smartphones and frequency of smartphone use increases. This study assessed the relationships between phubbing, being phubbed, psychosocial constructs, and socially adverse personality traits among Hispanic emerging adult college students. Hispanic college students (n = 452) completed a survey assessing: sociodemographics, phubbing, being phubbed, depression, anxiety, stress, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and need for drama (interpersonal manipulation, impulsive outspokenness, persistent perceived victimhood). Hispanic emerging adult college students reported low-t

SUBMITTER: Garcia MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10199283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature