Determinants of phubbing, which is the sum of many virtual addictions: A structural equation model

To examine the cause-effect relations among the variables of the theoretical model, the research employs a correlational design. Participants were 409 university students who were selected via random sampling. Phubbing was obtained via the scales featuring mobile phone addiction, SMS addiction, internet addiction, social media addiction and game addiction. The obtained data were analyzed using a correlation analysis, multiple linear regression analysis and structural equation model.

The results showed that the most important determinants of phubbing behavior are mobile phone, SMS, social media and internet addictions.