Investigation of the Relationships Between Phubbing, Attachment Styles and Social Anxiety Variables in Adults

ABSTRACT: This study was aimed to examine the relationships between phubbing, attachment styles and socialanxiety variables in adults; also, to examine the predictors of individuals’ socio-demographic characteristics on thevariables of the study. The sample of the study consisted of 260 adult people. According to the first findings of thestudy, there was a significant negative relationship between the the Adult Attachment Style (AASS) and the theLiebowitz Social Anxiety (LSAS), a significant negative relationship between (AASS) and the Generic Scale ofPhubbing (GSP), and a positive relationship between (LSAS) and the (GSP) was found. Secondly, it was determinedthat there was no significant difference between the socio-demographic characteristics of the phubbing variable, andthere was a significant difference in the purpose of using the smart phone and the duration of using the smart phone.While the variable of attachment styles differs significantly according to gender. Finally, although the social anxietyvariable does not differ according to income level, age groups and duration of social media use, it has been found todiffer according to gender. According to the results of the regression analysis, it is concluded that simple linearregression can be established by seeing that these equations support the assumption of normality.

KEYWORDS: Attachment Styles, Social Anxiety, Phubbing