Developing Fırat Nomophobia Scale and investigating its psychometric properties

Kanbay Y., Akçam A., Özbay S. Ç., Özbay Ö., FIRAT M.

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, cilt.58, sa.4, ss.2534-2541, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ppc.13090
  • Dergi Adı: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2534-2541
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nomophobia, reliability, scale development, validity
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.Objective: We analyzed the nomophobia concept to develop the “Fırat Nomophobia Scale” to determine the level of nomophobia in individuals aged 15–65 years. Design and Measures: A linguistically and psychometrically validated trial form consisting of 13 statements was applied to a sample of 678 individuals (69% women). Results: The “Nomophobia Scale” that we developed consisted of a single dimension and eight items, explicating 55.9% of the variance concerning nomophobia. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the Fırat Nomophobia Scale is an economical scale with a low number of items and high variance. In addition, it provides valid and reliable measurements. Practice Implications: The present study signifies the importance of research on nomophobia and determining the risk groups and protection strategies.