India, March 6 -- Ever started checking your phone mid-conversation? You may think it is urgent or that you are just casually checking while still listening to the other person talk. However, this behaviour of focusing on your phone instead of actively listening and participating in the conversation is called phubbing.

Phubbing is essentially ignoring someone to use your phone. The term comes from a blend of 'phone' and 'snubbing.' Those who are being phubbed may feel excluded and neglected, as the person using the phone is not mentally present.

A study published in Psychological Reports shows that those who frequently engage in phubbing also experience a reduction in their empathy, which is the ability to understand what someone is fee...