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Can you connect with me now? How the presence of mobile communication technology influences face-to-face conversation quality
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Recent advancements in communication technology have enabled billions of people to connect over great distances using mobile phones, yet little is known about how the frequent presence of these devices in social settings influences face-to-face interactions. In two experiments, we evaluated the extent to which the mere presence of mobile communication devices shape relationship quality in dyadic settings. In both, we found evidence they can have negative effects on closeness, connection, and conversation quality. These results demonstrate that the presence of mobile phones can interfere with human relationships, an effect that is most clear when individuals are discussing personally meaningful topics.
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“other studies show that the mere presence of a mobile phone diminishes the quality of face-to-face interaction (Przybylski and Weinstein, 2013; Misra et al., 2016).”
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“This theme adds credence to previous research showing that smartphone distractions can hamper enjoyment, personal connections, and satisfaction with others.19”
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“Experimental studies with adults have found that the mere presence of a mobile phone in the room during a conversation can result in lower feelings of relationship quality, particularly when the conversation is about a meaningful topic (Przybylski and Weinstein 2013)”
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“Consistent with these predictions, a small study found that the mere presence of a mobile phone during a dyadic social interaction, prevented people from cultivating a sense of social connection, trust, and empathy when discussing a meaningful topic but not when discussing a more casual topic: plastic holiday trees [34].”
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“Studies show that even the mere presence of a smartphone as a disruptive factor can be sufficient to decrease relationship quality, especially during serious, more meaningful conversations where phubbing occurs less frequently [25, 26].”
Prevalence of phubbing by student pharmacists at two colleges of pharmacy
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“En la misma línea, otros estudios han demostrado que el phubbing en general disminuye la calidad de las conversaciones en la pareja, amigos y familiares (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013; Vanden Abeele et al., 2019) y que, además, puede estar asociado a sentimientos de tristeza (T'ng et al., 2018).”
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“Although communication technologies are used as an effective tool for time management, they can render face-to-face interactions meaningless by negatively affecting the quality of the relationship and the desire to talk (Ahn & Shin, 2013; Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013).”
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“Przybylski & Weinsten [7] varied whether a mobile phone was placed next to strangers engaged in a conversation task and found that participants reported lower relationship quality and partner closeness when a cell phone was present.”
BackgroundNelson, J. J. (2019) · Sociological Quarterly · doi:10.1080/00380253.2019.1580548 · Cited by 9
“…to focus on negative consequences of ICT use, demonstrating that simply having a mobile phone in one’s presence can adversely impact the quality of conversation with others, feelings of closeness, as well as one’s ability to empathize with others (Misra et al. 2016; Przybylski and Weinstein 2012).”
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“The presence of a cell phone in face-to-face conversations has been shown to negatively influence the closeness, connection, and conversation quality (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013).”
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“This advantage reinforces the notion that digital power is a mainstay for various purposes, and the most prominent is its benefits related to communication (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2012).”
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“…to the somewhat neutral expressions of the conversation partner potentially being interpreted as negative, and also due to the fact that in the control condition, the phone was still present on the table, and the mere presence of a phone can harm conversation quality (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013).”
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“Even when they are not actively used, smartphones’ mere presence can cause distractions [29].”
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
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“…for observing an impact of the presence of communication technology are those involving complex tasks or conversation topics; for example, Przybylski and Weinstein (2013) found that the effects of a smartphone on conversation quality were more salient during meaningful conversations…”
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“Although the impact of technology on erotic life is insufciently investigated [12], research shows that time spent online can interfere with meaningful face-to-face interactions [88], or interfere with the satisfaction of such interactions with common occurrences of ’phubbing’ (snubbing a partner by using one’s phone”
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“Fomo is de fi ned as the anxiety and stress individuals experience when they believe they are missing out on up-to-date information about important social events communicated through social media (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013).”
Altanlar, A., Aktan, E. Ö. A., & Eren, İ. (2024) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/21582440241284589 · Cited by 8
“According to Przybylski and Weinstein (2013), mobile communication devices such as phones have the potential to both facilitate and disrupt human relationships and intimacy.”
Metadata
- Authors
- Przybylski, A. K., & Weinstein, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Essex (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Przybylski, Andrew K.
- Venue
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-07-19
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 237-246
- ISSN
- 0265-4075 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-3608
- OpenAlex
- W2118609397
- Cited by
- 751
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 57 · 2025: 104 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 91 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 40 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 22.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (publishedVersion)
- ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Digital Communication and Language
- Keywords
- mobile devices, mobile communication technology, face-to-face communication, relationship quality, closeness, social connectedness, interpersonal communication, dyadic interaction
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