Martinsson Per, Larsman Pernilla, Allard Karin, Gunnarsson Mattias, Spante Maria, Thomée Sara
Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scand J Psychol. 2025 Oct;66(5):792-812. doi: 10.1111/sjop.13121. Epub 2025 May 2.
"Phubbing" (phone snubbing) has been consistently associated with negative intra- and interpersonal outcomes across various social contexts. However, the potential impact of phubbing on horizontal workplace relationships has not been extensively explored. The present study aimed to examine associations between coworker phubbing during breaks and social support and community, horizontal trust, and organizational commitment among electricians in Sweden. An auxiliary aim was to adapt and validate a coworker phubbing scale. In Studies 1a and 1b, confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess and validate the coworker phubbing scale in two samples. In Study 2, structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between phubbing and included psychosocial work environment measures. Exposure to phubbing from coworkers was associated with lower perceived support and community, trust, and commitment. The associations were stronger for more severe phubbing behaviors. Engaging in phubbing others was not considerably linked to the psychosocial measures. Younger participants reported engaging in more phubbing and lower perceived exposure to more severe phubbing. Smartphone habits at work may have implications for the psychosocial work environment and, by extension, important outcomes such as well-being, job satisfaction, performance, and turnover.
“低头症”（玩手机冷落他人）在各种社会环境中一直与负面的个人内和人际结果相关联。然而，低头症对职场横向关系的潜在影响尚未得到广泛探讨。本研究旨在考察瑞典电工在休息期间同事间低头症行为与社会支持、社区感、横向信任以及组织承诺之间的关联。一个辅助目标是改编并验证一个同事低头症量表。在研究1a和1b中，验证性因素分析被用于在两个样本中评估和验证同事低头症量表。在研究2中，结构方程模型被用于考察低头症与纳入的心理社会工作环境指标之间的关系。遭受同事的低头症行为与较低的感知支持、社区感、信任和承诺相关。对于更严重的低头症行为，这些关联更强。对他人表现出低头症行为与心理社会指标没有显著关联。较年轻的参与者报告称有更多低头症行为，且对更严重低头症行为的感知暴露较低。工作时的智能手机使用习惯可能会对心理社会工作环境产生影响，进而影响幸福感、工作满意度、绩效和离职率等重要结果。
