Relationship of phubbing to self-esteem in the context of perceived phubbing behavior of parents

Bogumiła Weimann

Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8451-8380

Malwina Cholewa


https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4666-1865

Paweł Kleka

Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0841-0015


Abstract

The increasing number of studies on phubbing inspired the following one. Its purpose
was to test whether phubbing by parents correlates with phubbing by children in adulthood,
whether phubbing by parents is correlated with children's self-esteem (in adulthood), and
whether children's self-esteem is correlated with the level of phubbing they use. The
participants in the study were 107 people from Poland. The authors used the Rosenberg
Self-Esteem Scale (SES), the Generic Scale of Phubbing (GSP), and self-report questions to
verify phubbing used by the participants’ parents. The results showed a positive correlation
(r = .368, p < .001) between parents' phubbing and children's phubbing, as well as between
children's self-esteem and phubbing used by parents (r = .365, p < .001), and between
children's phubbing and their self-esteem (r = .464, p < .001).


Keywords: phubbing, phubber, self-esteem, parenting, smartphone


Keywords:

phubbing, phubber, self-esteem, parenting, smartphone


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Published
2024-12-20

Cited by

Weimann, B., Cholewa, M., & Kleka, P. (2024). Relationship of phubbing to self-esteem in the context of perceived phubbing behavior of parents. The Review of Psychology, 67(3), 59–70. https://doi.org/10.31648/przegldpsychologiczny.9406

Bogumiła Weimann 
Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8451-8380
Paweł Kleka 
Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0841-0015