Posts

Showing posts with the label phone-addiction

Phubbers

Image
Hello there...    Today we'll learn something very interesting,  called PHUBBING ... !   I doubt many of us are not familiar with this term Phubbing, but I am pretty sure that we all have a very good experience doing it.  Phubbing is the act of ignoring one's companion in order to pay attention to one's smart phone or other devices. It is one of the red flag of mobile addiction. The one who Phub is called the phubber. So now we know that we all are very good Phubbers.   The term PHUBBING was coined by McCann in 2012.  Phubbing = Phone + Snubbing   According to the survey by National Opinion Research Center, 60% of people in relationship says that they are not very much satisfied due to the new relationship buster : The Smart phone.   Research shows that the act of Phubbing removed the magic from romantic relationships, damaged interpersonal relationships and contributed to times that made people depressed.   W...