The Phone Between You: What Research Says About Attention and Connection
Bar chart comparing predictors of partner phubbing from a 2025 meta-analysis of 52 studies and 19,698 people. Smartphone addiction shows the strongest correlation, at rZ equals 0.49, while self-esteem was not a significant predictor. Attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, depression, and loneliness were also significant, though smaller. WHAT PREDICTS PHONE-SNUBBING A PARTNER From a 2025 meta-analysis […]