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Is your phone ruining your well-being? Exploring the role of phubbing and mobile phone usage addiction on the well-being of users

Title
Is your phone ruining your well-being? Exploring the role of phubbing and mobile phone usage addiction on the well-being of users
Creator
Baber, Prerana; Baber, Ruturaj
Description
Background: The consumption of mobile screen time is increasing day by day. When a person engages with the mobile phone for an extended period of time, it depicts addiction and escapes from the surroundings, leading to phubbing behavior. Therefore, this study investigates mobile phone addiction and how phubbing behavior affects psychological well-being. In addition, this paper examines the moderating role of self-determination theory in the aforesaid relationship. Methods: To examine the cause-and-effect relationship among the examined variables, PLS-SEM is used as a statistical tool for analysis. The data was collected from 450 participants via a survey through mall-intercept method, using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. Results: The results exhibited that mobile phone addiction is a significant determinant of phubbing behavior and well-being. The results also indicated that phubbing behavior negatively influences the well-being of the mobile phone user. It was also found that need satisfaction theory moderated the relationship between mobile phone usage, phubbing behavior, and well-being. The role of gender and time spent on mobile phones as control variables was also found to be significant. Originality: This current study offers insights into mobile phone addiction, phubbing behavior, and well-being, offering theoretical and practical implications fordigitalhealth, underpinned by the need satisfaction theory on the mobile phone user. The Author(s) 2026.
Source
BMC Psychology;Volume;14;Issue;1;Article No.;415;
Date
01-01-2026
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd
Subject
A-C-E framework; Mobile phone addiction; Need Satisfaction; Phubbing behaviour; Self Determination theory; Well Being
Coverage
Baber P., Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International Deemed University Pune, Noida, India; Baber R., School of Business & Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India
Rights
All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 20507283;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Baber, Prerana; Baber, Ruturaj, “Is your phone ruining your well-being? Exploring the role of phubbing and mobile phone usage addiction on the well-being of users,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23207.

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