{"id":1470,"date":"2021-12-16T21:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theconsciousvibe.com\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:29:45","slug":"phubbing-using-your-smartphones-to-avoid-human-contact-the-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theconsciousvibe.com\/phubbing-using-your-smartphones-to-avoid-human-contact-the-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Your Smartphones to Avoid Human Contact (the consequences)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We\u2019ve all seen it, and we\u2019ve probably all done it. Quickly pulling out your phone to look busy so you can avoid eye contact <\/a>or maybe an awkward conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For some people smartphones have a shield to hide behind to block, avoid, or escape human interaction. I actually find myself doing this more than I care to admit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s definitely a time and place where “cell phone blocking” can come in handy. For example, avoiding that one creepy dude or maybe your mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n But with millions of people worldwide blocking human interaction on a daily basis, are there any consequences? Does it only affect individuals or are their larger long term consequences on a societal level?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is our global society becoming generally more withdrawn? Or are we just connecting in different ways ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s Dive In !<\/p>\n\n\n\n You probably haven\u2019t heard the term phubbing before? I though it had something to do with the 90’s movie Flubber at first, but the concept of ‘phubbing’ (as dumb as the word sounds) is nothing new that we haven’t see before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phubbing is a mashup of phone and snubbing, basically phone snubbing. Body language experts<\/a> call this \u201cblocking\u201d. In 2016 the psychology department at the University of Kent<\/a> in the UK did a study to find out how common “\u201cphubbing\u201d” really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hiding Behind Your Phone<\/strong>: What The Heck Is “Phubbing”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n