{"id":3359,"date":"2015-10-06T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithonthecouch\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2015-10-06T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T14:36:29","slug":"pphubb-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithonthecouch\/2015\/10\/pphubb-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Pphubb You."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Yesterday on More2Life Radio,<\/a>\u00a0Bill Donaghy<\/a> of the Theology of the Body Institute <\/a>spoke of what he called, \u201cDigital Contraception\u201d; times when we let screens (phones, tablets, laptops, etc) come between us and opportunities for communion with others. \u00a0I didn\u2019t discover this in time for yesterday\u2019s show, but psychology actually has a name for this phenomenon, \u201cPartner Phone Snubbing\u201d or \u201cPphubbing.\u201d \u00a0A new study by Baylor University examines the frequency and impact of Pphubbing on intimate relationships\u2026.<\/p>\n

A provocative new study suggests our trusted partner and confidant \u2014 the\u00a0cell phone \u2014 can harm interpersonal relationships and lead to higher levels of depression.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baylor University researchers James A. Roberts, Ph.D., and Meredith David, Ph.D.,\u00a0conducted two separate surveys, accounting for a total of 453 adults in the U.S., with the intention of learning the relational effects of \u201cPphubbing,\u201d or \u201cpartner phone snubbing.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Pphubbing is described in the study as the extent to which people use or are distracted by their cellphones while in the company of their relationship partners.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we discovered was that when someone perceived that their partner phubbed them, this created conflict and led to lower levels of reported relationship satisfaction,\u201d Roberts said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThese lower levels of relationship satisfaction, in turn, led to lower levels of life satisfaction and, ultimately, higher levels of depression.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The first survey of 308 adults helped Roberts and David develop a \u201cPartner Phubbing Scale,\u201d a nine-item scale of common smartphone behaviors that respondents identified as snubbing behaviors.<\/em><\/p>\n

The resulting scale includes statements such as:<\/em><\/p>\n