Phubbing refers to the nonverbal behavior of glancing at, or using, one’s mobile phone during a face-to-face (FtF) interaction, whereby the mobile-phone-checking behavior is perceived to breach expectations of attention or etiquette. In general, phubbing can negatively affect interpersonal relationships and well-being. When younger family members’ phubbing behavior is perceived by older adult relatives as a violation of their conversational expectations, these older adults may feel ignored and disrespected. This study may be the first to investigate the associations between intergenerational family phubbing expectancy violations and indicators of well-being among older adults. Survey data were derived from a sample of U.S. Internet users aged 65 or above (n = 679). The results suggested that both perceived frequency of family phubbing and family phubbing expectancy violations were inversely associated with mattering and indicators of well-being. Study limitations and potential directions for future research are discussed.

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对美国老年人感知家庭 phubbing 预期违规和幸福感的调查

Phubbing 是指在面对面 (FtF) 互动期间瞥一眼或使用手机的非语言行为，其中手机检查行为被认为违反了对注意力或礼节的期望。一般来说，phubbing 会对人际关系和幸福感产生负面影响。当年长的成年亲属认为年轻家庭成员的唠叨行为违反了他们的谈话期望时，这些年长的成年人可能会感到被忽视和不尊重。这项研究可能是第一个调查代际家庭期望违规与老年人幸福指数之间的关联的研究。调查数据来自 65 岁或以上的美国互联网用户样本（n = 679）。结果表明，家庭 phubbing 的感知频率和家庭 phubbing 预期违规与幸福感和指标呈负相关。讨论了研究的局限性和未来研究的潜在方向。