New research has found a correlation between what some call ‘phantom vibration syndrome’--when people think their phone has rung or buzzed but it hasn’t--and attachment anxiety in relationships.

A common cell phone-related phenomenon could reflect the way people perceive their relationships.
The recent research from the University of Michigan focuses on alert sounds or vibrations that users imagine they hear or feel - an effect sometimes called phantom vibration syndrome or PVS.
A team has found that who experience it often tend to be more insecure in their relationships. 
Daniel Kruger, one of the researchers explains, “The cell phone often is your connection to your outside social world, and those