“Phubbing”: The New Way to Kill a Relationship

In the first formal study of "phone snubbing" – you know, the way people answer texts or glance at their phones when they're supposed to be interacting with you – a group of Baylor University researchers concluded that this very new phenomenon is damaging our relationships. Eight kinds of "phubbing" were described by the study participants, like "my partner keeps their cellphone in their hand when he or she is with me" and "when my partner's cellphone beeps, they pull it out even if we are in the middle of a conversation." More than a fifth of the participants said that "phubbing" causes relationship conflict and decreased satisfaction. Could this be happening in your own relationship?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us "Phubbing": The New Way to Kill a Relationship In the first formal study of “phone snubbing” – you know, the way people answer texts or glance at their phones when they’re supposed to be interacting with you – a group of Baylor University researchers concluded that this very new phenomenon is damaging our relationships. Eight kinds of “phubbing” were described by the study participants, like “my partner keeps their cellphone in their hand when he or she is with me” and “when my partner’s cellphone beeps, they pull it out even if we are in the middle of a conversation.” More than a fifth of the participants said that “phubbing” causes relationship conflict and decreased satisfaction. Could this be happening in your own relationship? Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health 4 Signs Your Smartphone Is Hurting Your Friendship READ NOW The 6 Worst Things People Do on a First Date    READ NOW 5 Signs Your Teen Just Isn't Ready for a Smartphone    READ NOW Text Neck: Is Your Smart Phone Ruining Your Neck?    READ NOW Trending Now • What Causes Heavy Periods? • 4 Spices That Will Help You Fight Pain • How to Plan for a Healthy Halloween • 8 Mistakes Everyone With Social Anxiety Makes • Everything You Need to Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis • Here Are the Sexual Changes Men Over 50 Will Go Through • The 11 Biggest Myths About Asthma Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.