Phubbing

Phubbing

The Lisa Show - Season 1, Episode 14 , Segment 3

Civility, Is This a Thing?, Introversion and Social Anxiety, Phubbing

Episode: Civility, Is This a Thing?, Introversion and Social Anxiety, Phubbing

  • Oct 3, 2018 3:00 pm
  • 16:00 mins

Ignoring someone to check a cell phone, also known as “phubbing,” is becoming more and more common. To find out what effect this has on us, scientists have begun conducting studies focused specifically on “phubbing.” We’ve asked Dr. Emma Seppälä, a psychologist at Yale and Stanford universities and an expert on emotional health, to help us understand more.