Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Phubbing is defined as the act of ignoring another individual (e.g., significant others, friends) by devoting attention to one's phone (Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas, 2018). Previous literature indicates that insecurely attached (anxious and avoidant) individuals are more likely to phub than others (Sun & Miller, 2023a). This study examined correlations between attachment styles and phubbing, finding that avoidant attachment was not significantly correlated with phubbing, while anxious attachment was. As well as examining the correlation between phubbing and perspective taking, results indicate that there was not a significant correlation. The primary interest of this study sought to investigate perspective taking as a potential moderator between phubbing and insecure attachment styles. Results indicated that perspective taking did not have a significant impact on phubbing behaviors in insecurely attached individuals. Further, this points to there being other variables at play within insecurely attached individuals and phubbing, other than a lack of perspective taking.

Year manuscript completed

2024

Year degree awarded

2024

Author's Keywords

phubbing, attachment styles, perspective taking

Thesis Advisor

Jana Hackathorn

Committee Chair

Jana Hackathorn

Committee Member

Patrick Cushen

Committee Member

Randall Joyce

Committee Member

Sean Rife

Document Type

Thesis

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