title: Determinants of phubbing, which is the sum of many virtual addictions: a structural equation model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Phubbing can be described as an individual looking at his or her mobile phone during a conversation with other individuals, dealing with the mobile phone and escaping from interpersonal communication. In this research, determinants of phubbing behavior were investigated; in addition, the effects of gender, smart phone ownership and social media membership were tested as moderators.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the most important determinants of phubbing behavior are mobile phone, SMS, social media and internet addictions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the findings show that the highest correlation value explaining phubbing is a mobile phone addiction, the other correlation values reflect a dependency on the phone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is an increasing tendency towards mobile phone use, and this tendency prepares the basis of phubbing.
authors.affiliation: Eskişehir Osmangazi University , Eskişehir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadağ
authors.forename: Şule Betül
authors.initials: ŞB
authors.lastname: Tosuntaş
authors.forename: Evren
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erzen
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duru
authors.forename: Nalan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.forename: Berrak Mizrak
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.forename: İlkay
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Çulha
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Babadağ
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D000068997:Smartphone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D061108:Social Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Internet; addiction; mobile phone; phubber; phubbing; social media; structural equation model