Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: When talking about Facebook and what it does to the society, people instantly thought of a smaller world or a communication platform with no boundaries. The excessive use of Facebook and other smart phone applications is the root cause of the newly created word by Macquarie Dictionary: phubbing or the behavior of ignoring others by using smart phones. Many have also claimed that Facebook have greatly harmed interpersonal communications which involved in maintaining and developing relationships between family members and friends. This paper aimed to filled gaps and limitations of previous researches, with qualitative approach by interviews and observations of Thai users along with their interpersonal communication skills. This paper aimed to answer how Facebook and phubbing behaviors effect on Interpersonal Communication skills.
Author: Pritta Chasombat
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2254466040