Kecemasan Sosial dan Socio-emotional e-Competencies terhadap Phubbing Mahasiswa: Studi Literatur
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https://doi.org/10.29313/bcsps.v6i2.25714Keywords:
phubbing, kecemasan sosial, socio-emotional e-competenciesAbstract
Abstract. Phubbing, the tendency to ignore a conversation partner in favor of a smartphone during face-to-face interaction, has become increasingly common among university students. This article presents a literature review examining how social anxiety and socio-emotional e-competencies relate to phubbing behavior. A narrative review method was used, synthesizing theoretical and empirical articles published between 2015 and 2026 obtained from Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Scopus using the keywords “phubbing,” “social anxiety,” and “socio-emotional e-competencies.” The reviewed studies are summarized in a synthesis table and further discussed descriptively. The review indicates that social anxiety consistently emerges across studies as a psychological predictor of phubbing, as individuals with high social anxiety tend to avoid direct interaction and turn to their smartphone as a coping mechanism. In contrast, the literature on socio-emotional e-competencies shows a more context-dependent pattern, with its predictive strength depending on how strongly phubbing has been normalized within a given digital social environment. This review highlights a gap in the literature regarding studies that integrate both variables simultaneously, particularly within the Indonesian student population.
Abstrak. Perilaku phubbing, yaitu kecenderungan mengabaikan lawan bicara karena lebih memusatkan perhatian pada smartphone saat interaksi tatap muka, semakin banyak ditemukan di kalangan mahasiswa. Artikel ini menyajikan studi literatur mengenai keterkaitan kecemasan sosial dan socio-emotional e-competencies dengan perilaku phubbing. Metode yang digunakan adalah kajian pustaka naratif (narrative review) yang mensintesis artikel teoretis dan empiris terbitan tahun 2015-2026 yang diperoleh dari Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, dan Scopus menggunakan kata kunci “phubbing”, “kecemasan sosial”, dan “socio-emotional e-competencies”. Studi-studi yang ditelaah dirangkum dalam tabel sintesis dan dibahas secara deskriptif. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa kecemasan sosial secara konsisten muncul di berbagai penelitian sebagai prediktor psikologis phubbing, karena individu dengan kecemasan sosial tinggi cenderung menghindari interaksi langsung dan beralih ke smartphone sebagai bentuk coping. Sebaliknya, literatur mengenai socio-emotional e-competencies menunjukkan pola yang lebih bergantung pada konteks, dengan kekuatan prediksinya bergantung pada seberapa kuat phubbing telah ternormalisasi dalam lingkungan sosial digital tertentu. Kajian ini menyoroti kesenjangan literatur terkait penelitian yang mengintegrasikan kedua variabel secara simultan, khususnya pada populasi mahasiswa Indonesia.
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