Replication of the Mere Presence Hypothesis: The Effects of Cell Phones on Face-to-Face Conversations
John P. Crowley; Ryan Allred; Julianna Follon; Carly Volkmer · 2018 · Communication Studies
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Abstract (excerpt)
Research on the mere presence hypothesis shows mixed findings for the effects of cell phone presence on various conversation outcomes. The current study performed a partial replication of Przybylski and Weinstein’s (2013) study, which…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1080/10510974.2018.1467941