Phubbing in Adolescents

Spanish Validation of the Phubbing Scale (PS)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15515917
AutoresNoelia Barbed Castrejón (0000-0002-1503-0881, Universidad de La Rioja, autor de correspondencia), Fermín Navaridas Nalda (0000-0003-4147-1311, Universidad de La Rioja), Fermín Navaridas-Nalda (Universidad de La Rioja), Cristina Ábalos-Villanueva (Universidad de La Rioja), Oliver Mason (0000-0002-4529-8029, University of Surrey), Javier Ortuño‐Sierra (0000-0003-4867-0946, Universidad de La Rioja)
Año2024
Volumen21
Número9
Páginas1257-1257
Fecha de publicación2024-09-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph21091257
PMID39338140
OpenAlexW4402750946
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas39

The Phubbing Scale (PS) is an instrument used to measure the frequency and extent of the behavior of ignoring someone you are with and giving attention to your mobile phone instead. However, there is insufficient evidence about the psychometric adequacy of the Spanish version of the instrument. The main goal of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of PS in a representative sample of Spanish adolescents and young adults. A total of 1351 participants comprised the sample (42.78% females, age range = 12-21). Students were selected from different levels of education such as secondary school, high school, vocational training, or university. A convenient sample was used. The reliability of the scores was calculated by means of McDonald's Omega. The evidence of the internal structure of the questionnaire was analyzed by means of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The measurement invariance of the instrument by gender and educational level was also calculated. In addition, Pearson's correlations between phubbing and other indicators of mental health were also calculated. The goodness-of-fit indices for the two-factor model were good. The McDonald's Omega coefficient for the total score was 0.787. Measurement invariance both by gender and educational level was found. The phenomenon of phubbing was found to have statistically significant correlations with emotional well-being, other mental health indicators, and with Problematic Internet Use (PIU), with the sole exception of the hyperactivity subscale of the SDQ. This study provided validity evidence for the Spanish version of the Phubbing Scale (PS), suggesting that PS is a reliable tool for quantifying phubbing in Spanish adolescents

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