ArticleThe Journal of social psychology2018
Cell phone-induced ostracism threatens fundamental needs.
Article in The Journal of social psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers.
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- Feeling Ostracized by Others' Smartphone Use: The Effect of Phubbing on Fundamental Needs, Mood, and Trust.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Developing and Testing a Scale Designed to Measure Perceived Phubbing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Association Between Smartphone Use and Breast Cancer Risk Among Taiwanese Women: A Case-Control Study.Cancer management and research · 2020Article
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- Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Cell phones are useful tools with both practical and social benefits. However, using them in the context of face-to-face conversations may be problematic. We consider this behavior a form of ostracism and test its effects on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs for belonging, self-esteem, control, and meaningful existence. In Study 1 participants who recalled a time in which a friend was checking a cell phone during a serious conversation reported feeling more ostracized (ignored and excluded), greater pain, and threat to basic needs than participants recalling a conversation without a cell phone interruption or a control event. Study 2 replicated and extended this effect: Cell phone-induced ostracism's effects were partially mediated by decreased feelings of relational evaluation, and threatened basic needs both in serious and casual conversation contexts. Findings from both studies also indicated that cell phone-induced ostracism hurts women more so than men.
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