Development of a Brief Multicultural Version of the Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMDbrief) Questionnaire

The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) questionnaire (Chóliz, 2012) evaluates the main features of mobile phone dependence: tolerance, abstinence syndrome, impaired impulse control, associated problems, excessive use, etc. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a multicultural vers...

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Autores principales: Chóliz, Mariano, Pinto, Lourdes, Phansalkar, Sukanya S., Corr, Emily, Mujjahid, Ayman, Flores, Conni, Barrientos, Pablo E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27252663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00650
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author Chóliz, Mariano
Pinto, Lourdes
Phansalkar, Sukanya S.
Corr, Emily
Mujjahid, Ayman
Flores, Conni
Barrientos, Pablo E.
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Pinto, Lourdes
Phansalkar, Sukanya S.
Corr, Emily
Mujjahid, Ayman
Flores, Conni
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description The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) questionnaire (Chóliz, 2012) evaluates the main features of mobile phone dependence: tolerance, abstinence syndrome, impaired impulse control, associated problems, excessive use, etc. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a multicultural version of the TMD (TMDbrief) adapted to suit the novel communication tools of smartphones. Procedure: In this study, the TMD was completed by 2,028 young respondents in six distinct world regions: Southern Europe, Northwest Europe, South-America, Mesoamerica, Pakistan, and India. Results: Psychometric analysis of the reliability of the instrument and factor analysis were performed to adapt the TMDbrief for use in these regions. Differences among regions with respect to TMD Mobile Phone Dependence scores were obtained. Conclusion: A brief questionnaire for the evaluation of mobile phone addiction in cross-cultural studies was successfully developed.
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spelling pubmed-48796582016-06-01 Development of a Brief Multicultural Version of the Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMDbrief) Questionnaire Chóliz, Mariano Pinto, Lourdes Phansalkar, Sukanya S. Corr, Emily Mujjahid, Ayman Flores, Conni Barrientos, Pablo E. Front Psychol Psychology The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) questionnaire (Chóliz, 2012) evaluates the main features of mobile phone dependence: tolerance, abstinence syndrome, impaired impulse control, associated problems, excessive use, etc. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a multicultural version of the TMD (TMDbrief) adapted to suit the novel communication tools of smartphones. Procedure: In this study, the TMD was completed by 2,028 young respondents in six distinct world regions: Southern Europe, Northwest Europe, South-America, Mesoamerica, Pakistan, and India. Results: Psychometric analysis of the reliability of the instrument and factor analysis were performed to adapt the TMDbrief for use in these regions. Differences among regions with respect to TMD Mobile Phone Dependence scores were obtained. Conclusion: A brief questionnaire for the evaluation of mobile phone addiction in cross-cultural studies was successfully developed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4879658/ /pubmed/27252663 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00650 Text en Copyright © 2016 Chóliz, Pinto, Phansalkar, Corr, Mujjahid, Flores and Barrientos. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Phansalkar, Sukanya S.
Corr, Emily
Mujjahid, Ayman
Flores, Conni
Barrientos, Pablo E.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27252663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00650
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