Investigation of a Preliminary Mixed Method of Phubbing and Social Connectedness in Adolescents.
Adolescent
Communication
Malaysia
Screen time
Journal
Addiction & health
ISSN: 2008-4633
Titre abrégé: Addict Health
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 101582275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Jan 2019
Historique:
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2019
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2019
medline:
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2019
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Résumé
The exponential growth of smartphones has afforded many users with ubiquitous access to socialization as seen in the various mobile apps used to communicate and connect with others. The present study employed mixed-method approaches to analyse the impact of phubbing on social connectedness among adolescents in Malaysia. A total of 568 adolescents were participated in quantitative surveys, and of these participating adolescents, 6 were further invited to join focus group interviews. Quantitative findings supported the mediating role of communication disturbance in the relationships between phone obsession and familial connectedness, school connectedness, and self-connectedness, but not for friendship connectedness. Qualitative findings further elucidated the detrimental effect of phone obsession on their sense of belonging from the perspectives of adolescents. This study reaffirms that phubbing behaviour is predictive of social disconnectedness. Therefore, preventive and treatment interventions should be developed to avoid and control a potential risk of social disconnectedness epidemics attribute to phubbing.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The exponential growth of smartphones has afforded many users with ubiquitous access to socialization as seen in the various mobile apps used to communicate and connect with others. The present study employed mixed-method approaches to analyse the impact of phubbing on social connectedness among adolescents in Malaysia.
METHODS
METHODS
A total of 568 adolescents were participated in quantitative surveys, and of these participating adolescents, 6 were further invited to join focus group interviews.
FINDINGS
RESULTS
Quantitative findings supported the mediating role of communication disturbance in the relationships between phone obsession and familial connectedness, school connectedness, and self-connectedness, but not for friendship connectedness. Qualitative findings further elucidated the detrimental effect of phone obsession on their sense of belonging from the perspectives of adolescents.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This study reaffirms that phubbing behaviour is predictive of social disconnectedness. Therefore, preventive and treatment interventions should be developed to avoid and control a potential risk of social disconnectedness epidemics attribute to phubbing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31308904
doi: 10.22122/ahj.v11i1.539
pii: AHJ-11-001
pmc: PMC6612240
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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