The widespread use of smartphones has given rise to the phenomenon of phubbing, where individuals prioritize their devices over face-to-face interactions. The purpose of this study is to explore phubbing as a communication ethics challenge and its impact on emotional well-being in personal relationships. The method used in this study is a literature review involving national and international indexed journals obtained through Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier with a span of 2017-2024. The findings of this study reveal that phubing can have a negative impact on interpersonal relationships and individual psychological well-being. This behavior can damage communication, reduce the quality of personal relationships, and trigger psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and feelings of loneliness. Therefore, interventions in guidance and counseling are needed to deal with phubbing more comprehensivel.

This research aims to determine Toba Batak culture in the Pariban idol film from Java using mise en scene. In the film Pariban, idols from Java depict many of the meanings in each story such as the characters, language and culture of the people through a qualitative descriptive approach. It is hoped that this research will be able to convey the meaning implied in the film Pariban Idol from Java. The type of method in this research uses qualitative research methods. Qualitative is field or interpretive research. The object of his research is the Pariban film from Java. The type of data source used by the author in this research is primary data obtained from the film itself and then observing mise en scene elements from several scene pieces or scenes needed for research purposes. The data collection technique in this research is in the form of documentation by searching for data regarding matters related to films via the internet and books that are related to this research.