Research On The Influence Of Partner's "Phubbing" Behavior On Intimacy

With the rapid development of the Internet and the popularity of mobile phones,the “phubbing” can be seen everywhere.In the important couple/partner relationship,there are still some questions have not been explored,such as whether phubbing will affect the intimate relationship satisfaction of the partner,whether the partners can interact with each other and whether there are other factors that play some important role in the associations.In the process of exploration,this study clarified the subject-object impact that the partner's phubbing might have some effects both on himself and his spouse.In addition,we explored two variables(attachment style and self-esteem)to make sure they play the critical role in it.With the rapid development of the Internet,we used relevant analysis to give some guiding suggestions,enriching partners' s development.In this research,165 pairs of partners were investigated with phubbing scale,intimate relationship experience scale(ECR),self-esteem scale(SES)and intimate relationship satisfaction scale to collect information of their phubbing conduct,adult attachment,self-esteem and marital quality.The data were analyzed with t-test,correlation analysis as usual,besides,we used structural equation to construct the structural equation model.Results:(1)Among demographic variables,the age of the individual would affect phubbing,and the length of love would also affect phubbing and attachment style.In particular,the longer the individual is in love,the more times phubbing occurs.When people create a close relationship with others,they will have a feeling of distrust,which strengthening his unsafe attachment style.Also,individuals who have been in love for long time are often accustomed to ignoring each other's needs,resulting in a more prominent style of insecure attachment.(2)The actor effect of model showed that adult's phubbing positively predicted their attachment style,and self-esteem positively affected their relationship satisfaction.That is,people who has more phubbing,his attachment style tends to unsafe,and people who has high self-esteem,his satisfaction of relationship tends to be high.(3)After controlling the actor effect,the partner effect showed that individuals' phubbing negatively predicted partners' self-esteem,the individual's attachment style positively predictedrelationship satisfaction.Meanwhile,individuals' phubbing positively predicted relationship satisfaction.That is to say,the more individuals phubbing,the more likely their partner' s self-esteem been damaged,besides,people who tends to be safe attachment,his relationship satisfaction tends to be high.And individuals' phubbing will have positive effect on partners' relationship.(4)Individuals' attachment style partially mediated the relationship between phubbing and relationship satisfaction.Conclusion: couples' marital quality was influenced mutually.Concerning the above results and conclusion,we can reveal that: First of all,no matter which age group you have or how long your love retain,individuals should pay attention to the negative impact of their phubbing on their partner.You can't ignore the constructive response between your partners just because you have been together for a long time or just make friends with each other,and you can improve the satisfaction of intimate relationships through the bits and pieces of life.Secondly,finding a partner attachment style that fits with you is a good medicine to cushion the negative effects of a partner's bad behavior.The right partner attachment is a buffer that will circumvent the possible hazards.Finally,individuals should learn to continuously improve their overall quality in their relationship,including attachment style and self-esteem.Only when the individual is good enough,such as finding the right partner who has the adaptive attachment or improving your own self-esteem,these can be an effective way to ease the tension of the partner.