An Analysis of Phubbing Behaviour: Preliminary research from counseling perspective

Abstract

Along with technological advancements and increasingly modern times, ways of communicating between individuals have changed. Individuals communicate no longer directly with their interlocutors, but individuals prefer to communicate through social media with the help of a Smartphone. This phenomenon mostly occurs in the millennial generation called phubbing. This condition is caused by various factors, including smartphone addiction, lack of self-control and so on. Phubbing behaviour can cause the millennial to be indifferent to others, delay, short attention span, depression or other mental disorders. This type of research is library research that focuses on phubbing behaviour. one of the psychological interventions that can be done is through guidance and counseling services. Guidance and counseling services are needed to focus on behavioural media, so that individuals can use smartphones smartly. Keywords—phubbing; counseling perspective; generation