On November 22, 2024, at Ushynsky University, a successful defense of the dissertation of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education graduate Yulia GANGAN on the topic "Psychological features of phubing in adolescence and youth" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty "Psychology" took place on the Zoom platform. The dissertation work is noted for its relevance, novelty, unity of theoretical, empirical and practical components of the study, high practical significance, wide approbation of the results, which was noted in the conclusion of the extended meeting of the Department of General and Differential Psychology, by the involved experts, and positive reviews of opponents and reviewers.