Study Finds 'Phubbing' Reduces Women's Creativity at Work

Research highlights the importance of partner support for workplace innovation, particularly for women in dual-income households.

Phubbing, or prioritizing phone use over partner interaction, detrimentally impacts women's workplace creativity.
The study, involving 65 dual-income couples with children in the US, highlights the negative effects of phone distraction on relationship support and consequently, on women's creativity at work.
Supportive interactions at home are crucial for enhancing workplace creativity, but phubbing disrupts this positive spiral of support.
Researchers suggest that women are more affected due to their adeptness at translating home support into workplace creativity, influenced by societal expectations.
The findings underscore the importance of maintaining work-family balance and limiting phone use for better productivity and well-being in the post-pandemic era of hybrid work arrangements.