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Is your phone your comfort blanket?
February 16, 2026
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 16 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news:

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Is your phone your comfort blanket?

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Constantly checking your phone during conversations with a partner - a behaviour known as phubbing - may be less about bad manners and more about deeper psychological needs.

New research led by the University of Southampton, the Vinzenz Pallotti University and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany has e . . .

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