This review delineates core components of the social media ecosystem, specifying how
online platforms complicate established social psychological effects. We assess four pairs of …

Highlights•In recent decades, communication has shifted from in-person to online.•Today,
people communicate more online than offline.•We propose 4 structural differences between …

This research experimentally investigated the social consequences of “phubbing”–the act of
snubbing someone in a social setting by concentrating on one's mobile phone. Participants …

This paper introduces boss phubbing (phone snubbing), defined as an employee's
perception that his/her immediate supervisor is distracted by his/her smartphone while in …

Using a field experiment and experience sampling, we found the first evidence that phone
use may undermine the enjoyment people derive from real world social interactions. In …

In this study, we delve into the perceived quality of recommendations provided by AI-based
virtual service assistants (VSAs). Specifically, the role of the social presence of VSAs in …

Fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) refers to feelings of anxiety that arise from the realization that
you may be missing out on rewarding experiences that others are having. FOMO can be …

There have been decades of research on the usability and educational value of augmented
reality. However, less is known about how augmented reality affects social interactions. The …

Ignoring and being ignored by others in favor of a smartphone is a common feature of
everyday communication. However, little research has examined this phenomenon known …

Although relationship satisfaction has been shown to play an important role in married
adults' depression, it is less clear whether partner phubbing can undermine relationship …