Does Passive Interference Induce Active Behavior?The Influence of Technoference on Phubbing Among College Students
In order to explore the relationship between technoference and college students'phubbing,as well as the roles of nomophobia,environmental sensitivity and social comparison orientation,this study used the Technoference Scale,Environmental Sensitivity Scale,Chinese Version of Nomophobia Scale,Social Comparative Orientation Scale and Phubbing Scale to survey 2000 students.The results showed that:1)technoference significantly negatively predicted college students'phubbing when the influences of gender and age were controlled;2)nomophobia partially mediated the relationship between technoference and phubbing;3)the first and second half of the mediating pathways of technoference,nomophobia,and college students'phubbing were moderated by environmental sensitivity and social comparison orientation.In short,there are both mediating and moderating effects between technoference and college students'phubbing.The current study reveals the relationship between technoference and college students'phubbing and individual differences,which provides empirical support and theoretical basis for reducing college students'phubbing behavior.