EPV066 - Association Between Partner Phubbing and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction in a Sample of Portuguese Adults
EPV066
Association Between Partner Phubbing and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction in a Sample of Portuguese Adults
N. Jordão 1, B. R. Maia 2,*
1Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, 2Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Braga, Portugal
Introduction: Partner phubbing refers to the act of ignoring a romantic partner in favor of one’s mobile phone thereby compromising romantic relationship satisfaction.
Objectives: This study aims to explore the association between partner phubbing and romantic relationship satisfaction in Portuguese adults.
Methods: A sample comprised of 70 participants with an average age of 46.85 years completed the Partner Phubbing Scale and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale.
Results: The results showed that partner phubbing is negatively correlated with Cohesion (.-2**), Consensus (r = -.41**), and Dyadic Adjustment (r = -.38**). Significant differences were found in Dyadic Adjustment and in Consensus between adults/33 and 45 years old (M = 48.91, SD = 7.70; M = 23.41, SD = 3.66, respectively) and middle-age adults/46-59 years old (M = 53.17, SD = 8.53; M = 25.41, SD = 3.30, respectively), t (66) = -.241, p =.01; t (66) = -.2.36, p = .02, respectively; the effect size was moderate (.08 and .07, respectively). Significant differences were also found for relationship satisfaction between males (M = 16.17, SD = 3.96) and females (M = 14.17, SD = 3.34), t (68) = -2.89, p = .005, with a medium effect (.10).
Conclusions: Therefore, our results highligh the negative relationship between partner phubbing and romantic relationship satisfaction and the need to develop psychosocial prevention and intervention strategies regarding partner phubbing.
Disclosure of Interest: N. Jordão: None Declared, B. Maia Grant / Research support from: UIDB/00683/2020, FCT