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SpringerBriefs in Psychology Yeslam Al-Saggaf The Psychology of Phubbing SpringerBriefs in Psychology SpringerBriefs present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields. Featuring compact volumes of 50 to 125 pages, the series covers a range of content from professional to academic. Typical topics might include: . A timely report of state-of-the-art analytical techniques . A bridge between new research results as published in journal articles and a contextual literature review . A snapshot of a hot or emerging topic . An in-depth case study or clinical example . A presentation of core concepts that readers must understand to make independent contributions SpringerBriefs in Psychology showcase emerging theory, empirical research, and practical application in a wide variety of topics in psychology and related fields. Briefs are characterized by fast, global electronic dissemination, standard publishing contracts, standardized manuscript preparation and formatting guidelines, and expedited production schedules. Yeslam Al-Saggaf The Psychology of Phubbing This is what happens to your child, partner, family member, friend, and colleague when you ignore them in favour of your smartphone Yeslam Al-Saggaf School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia ISSN 2192-8363 ISSN 2192-8371 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Psychology ISBN 978-981-19-7047-4 ISBN 978-981-19-7045-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7045-0 © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022 This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore For Ahmed Al-Saggaf Abdul Qadir Al-Saggaf Abdul Majeed Banaja Acknowledgements I wish to thank Mark Filmer of Charles Sturt University for editing a version of this book manuscript and Prof. Mark Morrison of Charles Sturt University for supporting my research journey, especially while learning statistics. I wish to thank Dr. Ruoyun Lin of Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien for mentioning to me in 2016 the word phubbing when I explained to her the phenomenon. I also wish to thank Prof. Sonja Utz of Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien for being an inspiration and for intro- ducing me to Mendeley. I thank Associate Professor Irfan Altas of Charles Sturt University for supporting my research and Álvaro Giráldez Quiroga of the Insti- tuto Cultura y Sociedad at the Universidad de Navarra for sorting out the logistical issues during the final step of the book publishing journey. I wish to thank Emeritus Professor John Weckert of Charles Sturt University for his stimulating philosoph- ical conversations about computing technology. To all the scholars I cited in this book, whom I can’t name individually, this book would not be possible without their research contributions. I acknowledge their contributions with thanks. I also wish to thank Jacqueline Eu, Editor (Books) at Springer Nature, for her guidance and for responding to my emails and answering my questions in a timely manner. Finally, I wish to thank my family for always constructively engaging with my thoughts on phubbing, albeit while at the same time engaging with their smartphones. vii Contents 1 Introduction .................................................... 1 1.1 Why a Book on Phubbing? .................................... 3 1.2 The Scholarly Value of This Book ............................. 3 1.3 The Book Chapters .......................................... 4 1.4 The Audience of This Book ................................... 5 1.5 A Note About Methodology .................................. 6 1.6 How to Read This Book ...................................... 7 References ...................................................... 8 2 Parents’ Phubbing of Children ................................... 9 References ...................................................... 18 3 Partner Phubbing ............................................... 21 References ...................................................... 30 4 Boss Phubbing .................................................. 33 References ...................................................... 41 5 Phubbing Family Members and Friends ........................... 43 References ...................................................... 52 6 Psychological Predictors ......................................... 55 References ...................................................... 64 7 Psychological Effects ............................................ 67 References ...................................................... 76 8 Social Norms ................................................... 79 References ...................................................... 88 ix About the Author Yeslam Al-Saggaf is an internationally recognised authority on the ethical, socio- logical, psychological, and political aspects of computing technology, as evidenced by his appointment as a consultant by Snapchat and by the featuring of his research in reports submitted to the United Nations, UNESCO, and Al Arabiya.Net, which is the official website of the popular Arabian TV station Al Arabiya. He is a leading expert on phubbing behaviour, as evidenced by the considerable media attention his research has attracted. He has been interviewed numerous times by leading media outlets, including the BBC World Service, the Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as several other international media publications such as the Daily Dot and PsyPost. Nationally (Australia), he has been interviewed by SBS News, WIN News (Channel 9), Prime News (Channel 7), Bupa, and the House of Wellness and has featured many times on ABC Radio. In addition to these media engage- ments, which resulted in hundreds of other media reports, further highlighting the status he enjoys worldwide and his eagerness to share his knowledge with others, the author regularly engages with the broader community through public lectures and online learning. His recent course, “IT Ethics: Professionalism and Ethics in Comput- ing” via FutureLearn, attracted 9,339 learners from 168 countries. As of 2022, he has authored or co-authored more than 91 research publications. His publications currently have 1650 Google Scholar citations. His publications are as follows: an authored book, a co-edited book, 13 book chapters, 43 refereed journal articles, and 33 papers in refereed conference proceedings. Many of his research articles appear in high-impact international journals. His h-index is 20, and his i10-index is 32. xi Chapter 1 Introduction It is almost 10:30 am. The sudden sound of the movement of feet in the narrow corridor of our work building on a Friday morning used to mean only one thing—it was time for our regular end of week coffee get together. My work colleagues and I valued these brief face-to-face moments over coffee immeasurably because, in addi- tion to the weekly dose of socialisation we derived from them, they always included at least one deep, mutually enriching, intellectual conversation in which we shared our considered opinions. These catch-ups were so sacred that one of our colleagues used to prepare for them before joining. The advent of smartphones has changed all that. Currently, these coffee conversations are as intermittent, fragmented, and interrupted as a WhatsApp conversation. These days my colleagues ‘zone out’ of a conversation as soon as they hear their smartphone ring or vibrate or see an alert, banner, badge, or an app notification on their screen. While they would often ‘zone in’ to the conversation within seconds, the conversation would have progressed and the moment to ‘butt in’ would have passed. The issue is that the constant switching of attention from the co-present individuals to the smartphone and back to the co-present individuals not only deprives the co-present individuals of a continuous conversation but the frequent ‘zoning in’ and ‘zoning out’ during a face-to-face social event denies those present the opportunity to experience a genuine sustained meaningful connec- tion. A pivotal moment for me was when most colleagues unexpectedly ‘zoned out’ while I was excitedly talking, to glance at the seemingly urgent Outlook message that announced our new rector. Notwithstanding the importance of the announcement, I nevertheless felt annoyed. Maybe there is nothing wrong with my colleagues’ simultaneous ‘zoning out’ given the circumstance, so I should not have felt annoyed. As an academic who was never bothered by his students’ looking at their smartphones during lectures and tutorials, in fact always encouraged that, I should be used to being ignored with a smartphone. Ignoring someone during a physical social interaction in favour of the smartphone is known in the literature as phubbing. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022 1 Y. Al-Saggaf, The Psychology of Phubbing, SpringerBriefs in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7045-0_1
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