My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone: Partner phubbing and relationship satisfaction among romantic partners

Phubbing en las Relaciones Románticas: Uso del Celular, Satisfacción en la Pareja, Bienestar Psicológico y Salud Mental

“…Los teléfonos inteligentes y el incremento de sus aplicaciones tecnológicas han permi do que la personas estén conectadas, en todo momento y lugar, a si os de información, internet y redes sociales (Organista, McAnally & Lavigne, 2013). No obstante, a pesar de las evidentes ventajas que ofrecen los smartphones, el uso de la tecnología puede generar conflictos y problemas en las relaciones román cas, afectando, consecuentemente, el bienestar y la sa sfacción de la misma (Coyne, Stockdale, Busby, Iverson & Grant, 2011;McDaniel & Coyne, 2016;Roberts & David 2016). En este contexto, donde el smartphone es la herramienta principal para manejar contenidos mul media y conectarse inalámbricamente a internet, surgen algunas interrogantes: ¿suscitará el uso del celular tantos conflictos en las relaciones román cas como para afectar la sa sfacción de la misma?, ¿el efecto adverso del uso del celular en las relaciones román cas tendrá la fuerza de afectar nega vamente el bienestar psicológico de los individuos?, y, ¿estará el uso del celular indirectamente relacionado con la salud mental de los integrantes de la pareja?…”

Counting Blue(tooth) Cars: Assessing Cellphone Use Among Vehicle Drivers in the Midwestern USA

“…Young adults consider cell phone use during conversations with companions only moderately appropriate, and older adults see it as even less appropriate (Forgays et al, 2014). Relationships can be adversely affected by divided attention between one's partner and one's phone (e.g., Roberts & David, 2016). Thus, drivers may be less likely to place outgoing and answer incoming calls when they have company in the vehicle.…”

“…Even young adults, who have higher rates of cell phone usage than older adults (Demirci et al, 2015;van Deursen et al, 2015), consider this behavior inappropriate (Forgays, Hyman, & Schreiber, 2014). The attention that is diverted from one's companion and towards one's cell phone can adversely affect relationship satisfaction (Roberts & David, 2016). The studies reviewed above highlight the social aspects of cell phone usage and the interference between one's virtual and nonvirtual social worlds.…”

Factors Predicting Observed Cellphone Use in a Midwestern USA University Campus Area

“…We expected that a substantial proportion of individuals would be observed using their phones, enabling the prediction of phone use based on contextual factors. We predicted that individuals would be less likely to be observed using their phones when they were engaged in live conversations (H1), due to the interference between virtual and non-virtual socialization (Forgays et al, 2014;Rainie & Zickuhr, 2015;Roberts & David, 2016). Based on previous literature (e.g., Finkel & Kruger, 2012;Forgays, Hyman, & Schreiber, 2014;, we predicted that women would have a greater tendency to use cellphones than men (H2).…”

“…People widely agree that using cellphones in social settings interferences with live conversations (Rainie & Zickuhr, 2015). Dividing attention between one's partner and one's phone can be detrimental to relationships (e.g., Roberts & David, 2016).…”