As relações entre personalidade, comportamento de Phubbing e uso do Instagram de brasileiros

Abstract

Phubbing Behavior (CP) can be defined as the act of ignoring other people in a face-to-face interaction context, such as dinner or a conversation between friends, in order to dedicate attention to smartphone use. This dissertation was divided into two studies: the first study carried out the cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Phubbing Scale (PE) for the Brazilian context. Participants were 1551 Brazilian adults, 61.7% female and 29.9% male, aged between 18 and 76 years (M = 31.6 years; SD = 9.6 years). Data collection was carried out online, and the instruments used were the sociodemographic questionnaire and the Phubbing Scale. Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Network Analysis and Mann-Whitney Test were performed. The results indicated that the Brazilian version of the Phubbing scale showed adequate psychometric properties and internal consistency that support a two-factor structure, Communication Disorder and Telephone Obsession. The second study investigated the relationships between Phubbing Behavior, Instagram use, Personality Traits based on the Big Five theory and sociodemographic variables through correlation analysis, multiple linear regression and MANOVA in the Brazilian population. Participants were 1551 Brazilian adults, 61.7% female and 29.9% male, aged between 18 and 76 years (M = 31.6 years; SD = 9.6 years). Data collection was online and participants answered the following instruments, sociodemographic questionnaire, Phubbing Scale (PE), Reduced Scale of Personality Descriptors – RED5 and Bergen Instagram Addiction Scale – EBAI. The results found significant relationships between Instagram use, neuroticism trait, conscientiousness, and Phubbing Behavior. The age and education variables did not have a significant impact on the CP and in relation to gender, only the excessive use of Instagram variable showed statistically significant differences, with women presenting higher scores than men. It was concluded that personality traits are strongly related to the development of CP, with neuroticism and Instagram use acting as risk factors for CP and conscientiousness as a protective factor.