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Emotionally Unavailable but Always Online: The Rise of Digital Disconnection in Adolescent Friendship

Author(s) Ms. Resham Arora
Country India
Abstract Adolescents have never been more connected and never found it easier to feel emotionally disconnected from the very friends they message all day. This paper synthesises global and Indian evidence on “digital disconnection” in adolescent friendship, manifesting as phubbing (snubbing someone present for one’s phone), technoference (technology interrupting social interaction), fear of missing out (FoMO), nomophobia, and digital social multitasking. This research paper offers an understanding of how constant device use affects friendships. It explains that always being on a device can reduce attention to friends in person, increase digital stress and arguments, and harm the quality of friendships. However, the paper also notes that online interactions can sometimes improve peer support. This research proposes a new model that combines different theories to explain how technology impacts our relationships and psychological needs. The take-home is simple: teens don’t need less connection; instead, they need higher-quality, better-timed, and more embodied connection, with devices designed (and routines arranged) to protect it.
Keywords adolescents , friendship , phubbing , technoference , FoMO , nomophobia , India , social media , Global , displacement hypothesis , emotional availability
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2025
Published On 2025-10-27
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i05.58885
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