{"id":68,"date":"2017-06-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/log.cudoo.com\/2018\/03\/11\/phubbing-does-your-phone-matter-more-than-a-friend\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:33:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T13:33:41","slug":"phubbing-does-your-phone-matter-more-than-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/phubbing-does-your-phone-matter-more-than-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Phubbing \u2013 Does Your Phone Matter More Than A Friend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A portmanteau of \u201cphone\u201d and \u201csnubbing\u201d, phubbing describes the habit of ignoring someone in favor of a mobile phone. \u00a0Initially coined by a campaign conducted by Macquarie Dictionary, the word gained the majority of its traction and popularity due to the \u201cStop Phubbing\u201d campaign created by Alex Haigh of McCann advertising agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since the introduction of the first smartphone in 2007 and with an estimated 2.3 billion smartphone users today, mobile phone has become an inexplicable part of daily life. The attachment we think we owe to our phones and the subsequent dependency is unavoidable.<\/p>\n

Mobile phones have changed the world and made it smaller, giving us an unprecedented perspective on globalization and has advanced technology in ways that did not even seem possible a mere 20 years ago. A study published by the Daily Mail revealed that an average smartphone user touched their display about 2617 times a day, for a grand total of 1 million times a year.<\/p>\n

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It is therefore not surprising that the term phubbing is still \u201cin\u201d today, 5 years on from its origin, and that studies continue to research the influences of its behavior.<\/p>\n

The majority reaction to the behavior since the existence of the word is negative. Ignoring an actual person in front of you to favor a non-living, handheld device is just plain rude. If that wasn\u2019t enough reason to not \u201cphub\u201d someone, studies conducted since have shown phubbing to be a major cause for ruining relationships, due to interfering with the accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement that is expected from a partner. All things considered, phubbing is generally construed as one of the rudest of all phone behaviors and the viral popularity of campaigns such as \u201cStop Phubbing\u201d is plenty of evidence on the reproving attitude toward it.<\/p>\n

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Nevertheless, the number of individuals buying phones is no less today than it was during the origin of the term. This, along with the 17.2 billion apps that were downloaded in 2016 for both iOS and Android show that smartphone usage is nowhere near its end. In fact, current polls on the Stop Phubbing campaign website show a higher vote for phubbing rather than against.\u00a0Would it then not be hypocritical to condemn phubbing as rude? An argument can be made that phubbing is not an intentional act \u2013 it is rather a habit that is a byproduct of a technological addiction that not many are exempt from.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hard facts still remain, however, that phubbing could directly lead to dissatisfactory relationships and a general lack of courtesy for the person in front of you.<\/p>\n

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Although both sides of the topic can be argued, phubbing has been popularly condemned in modern society. What cannot be denied regardless of the perspective on the matter is that phubbing has remained a trending phenomenon for quite a while with the numerous studies conducted on its impact, its inclusion in the latest Oxford Online Dictionary, and many celebrities even being called out displaying it by the media.<\/p>\n

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Fed up of phubbing or being phubbed? Then dust off your\u00a0communication skills<\/a>\u00a0and work on your\u00a0active listening<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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