Muñoz Carril, Pablo CésarMosquera Bargiela, InésEstévez Blanco, IrisBonilla-del-Río, Mónica2025-10-062025-10-062025-10-03Muñoz-Carril, P.-C., Bargiela, I. M., Estévez, I., & Bonilla-del-Río, M. (2025). Analysis of Phubbing Among University Students: A Study of Its Prevalence, Incidence Factors and Predictors. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 15(10), 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15100201https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42983The ubiquitous presence of smartphones has led to new phenomenon such as “phubbing” (the act of ignoring one’s immediate surroundings in favor of using a mobile phone). This behavior has become increasingly common among university students, making it an important subject of study due to its potential negative impact on learning environments. The aim of the present study is to analyze the prevalence of phubbing among university students, the existence of significant differences as a function of specific sociodemographic variables (such as gender, age, academic performance, and connection frequency), and, lastly, the predictive capacity of these elements with the different levels of phubbing experienced. The sample was composed of 1121 Spanish university students, and the instrument selected for the collection of data was the Phubbing Scale, which was divided into three factors, “attachment to the mobile phone”, “communication disturbance”, and “smartphone obsession”, through different validity and reliability tests. The results indicated a moderately high prevalence of phubbing among the population studied. Likewise, statistically significant differences were identified at a multivariate level in the three dimensions. Lastly, it is notable that the frequency of smartphone usage significantly and positively predicted the three dimensions of phubbing.eng© 2025 by the authors. Published by MDPI on behalf of the University Association of Education and Psychology. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/PhubbingSmartphoneUniversityStudentsGenderAgeAcademic performanceConnection frequencyInvestigación5899 Otras especialidades pedagógicas (Especificar)61 Psicología58 Pedagogíajournal article10.3390/ejihpe151002012254-9625open access