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The Phubbing Scale (PS-8) in the Portuguese population: psychometric properties
García-Castro, F. Javier; Abreu, Ana Maria; Rando, Belén; Blanca, María J.
  • García-Castro, F. Javier; University of Malaga. Department of Psychobiology and Behavioral Sciences Methodology. Malaga. ES
  • Abreu, Ana Maria; Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health. Institute of Health Sciences. Lisbon. PT
  • Rando, Belén; University of Lisbon. Institute of Social and Political Sciences. Lisbon. PT
  • Blanca, María J; University of Malaga. Department of Psychobiology and Behavioral Sciences Methodology. Malaga. ES
Psicol. reflex. crit ; 35: 7, 2022. tab
Article in English | LILACS, INDEXPSI | ID: biblio-1376076
ABSTRACT
Phubbing is defined as ignoring other individuals by using a mobile phone during a face-to-face conversation. The Phubbing Scale (PS) was developed to assess this practice. In this study, we analyze the psychometric properties of the 8-item version of the PS (PS-8) in the Portuguese population, providing validity evidence based on internal structure and on relationships with other variables, and examining item properties, reliability, and measurement invariance across gender. Participants were 391 Portuguese adults (132 men, 259 women) who completed a battery of questionnaires. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices for the two-factor structure (communication disturbance and phone obsession), which was invariant across gender. Item homogeneity and reliability of factor scores (McDonald's omega) were satisfactory. Validity evidence based on relationships with other variables was provided by positive associations with time spent on the Internet on weekdays and at the weekend, time spent on social networking sites, number of social networks used, Internet addiction, problematic mobile phone use, Facebook intrusion, fear of missing out, and depression. These associations show the addictive component of phubbing and its relationship with mental health. The PS-8 is a short and easy-to-administer scale with adequate psychometric properties for measuring phubbing in the Portuguese population. (AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Reproducibility of Results / Behavior, Addictive / Communication / Cell Phone Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Psicol. reflex. crit Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal / Spain Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Católica Portuguesa/PT / University of Lisbon/PT / University of Malaga/ES

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Reproducibility of Results / Behavior, Addictive / Communication / Cell Phone Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Psicol. reflex. crit Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal / Spain Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Católica Portuguesa/PT / University of Lisbon/PT / University of Malaga/ES