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Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale
This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of an English language measure of problematic mobile phone use. Participants were recruited from a university campus, health science center, and other public locations. The sample included 244 individuals (68.4% female) aged 18–75. R...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24826371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912807 |
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description | This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of an English language measure of problematic mobile phone use. Participants were recruited from a university campus, health science center, and other public locations. The sample included 244 individuals (68.4% female) aged 18–75. Results supported a unidimensional factor structure for the 20-item self-report Problematic Use of Mobile Phones (PUMP) Scale. Internal consistency was excellent (α = 0.94). Strong correlations (r = .76, P < .001) were found between the PUMP Scale and an existing scale of cellular phone dependency that was validated in Asia, as well as items assessing frequency and intensity of mobile phone use. Results provide preliminary support for the use of the PUMP Scale to measure problematic use of mobile phones. |
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spelling | pubmed-40085082014-05-13 Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale Merlo, Lisa J. Stone, Amanda M. Bibbey, Alex J Addict Research Article This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of an English language measure of problematic mobile phone use. Participants were recruited from a university campus, health science center, and other public locations. The sample included 244 individuals (68.4% female) aged 18–75. Results supported a unidimensional factor structure for the 20-item self-report Problematic Use of Mobile Phones (PUMP) Scale. Internal consistency was excellent (α = 0.94). Strong correlations (r = .76, P < .001) were found between the PUMP Scale and an existing scale of cellular phone dependency that was validated in Asia, as well as items assessing frequency and intensity of mobile phone use. Results provide preliminary support for the use of the PUMP Scale to measure problematic use of mobile phones. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4008508/ /pubmed/24826371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912807 Text en Copyright © 2013 Lisa J. Merlo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Merlo, Lisa J. Stone, Amanda M. Bibbey, Alex Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title | Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title_full | Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title_fullStr | Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title_short | Measuring Problematic Mobile Phone Use: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the PUMP Scale |
title_sort | measuring problematic mobile phone use: development and preliminary psychometric properties of the pump scale |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24826371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912807 |
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