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Recent research suggests that ignoring people to focus on our phones may reveal how we feel about ourselves. When was the last moment you truly felt at peace without your phone within easy reach? For ...

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Hey, you. Are you cheating on your friends with your phone? If so, it’s got a name and, reportedly, serious side effects. According to new research, the act of phubbing, or phone snubbing, is a very ...

Catherine Bradley's cell phone has practically been an extension of her hand since she got it in sixth grade. "I am pretty much obsessed with it," said Bradley, an 8th grader at Dobbs Ferry Middle ...

New research has shown that ignoring someone you're with in a social setting to concentrate on your mobile phone -- called 'phubbing' -- can can have a negative effect on relationships by threatening ...

Do you find yourself instinctively scrolling through your phone in the middle of a conversation? Or checking your email during a movie date? It's called "phubbing": the impolite habit when you ignore ...

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Phubbing, or phone snubbing, involves ignoring someone in favor of paying attention to your phone. Though it's a common habit, experts caution it can ruin your in-person relationships. Research has ...