Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents
BackgroundAdolescence and technological devices have a close relationship during this stage in which anxiety about using a cell phone increases when it is not available. The Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q) is a measure that evaluates anxiety behaviors when being without a mobile phone.ObjectiveTo evaluate...
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| author | Joel Figueroa-Quiñones Miguel Ipanaqué-Zapata Oriana Rivera-Lozada Giusepi Zevallos Mayanga Diana Gonzales Diaz |
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| description | BackgroundAdolescence and technological devices have a close relationship during this stage in which anxiety about using a cell phone increases when it is not available. The Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q) is a measure that evaluates anxiety behaviors when being without a mobile phone.ObjectiveTo evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents.MethodsAn instrumental study was conducted and 900 adolescents of both sexes, between 12 and 17 years old, living in northern, rural, and eastern regions of Peru were evaluated. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to determine the structure and the structural invariance of the measures according to age was evaluated and the reliability was estimated by means of the Omega reliability coefficient.ResultsThe four--factor structure composed of 20 items was confirmed with optimal goodness-of-fit indices (CFI = 0.992; TLI = 0.991; SRMR = 0.053; RMSEA = 0.039). The MIMIC models reported invariance for age groups (ΔCFI <0.01, ΔRMSEA <0.015). The omega reliability coefficients ranged between 0.84 and 0.90.”ConclusionThe Peruvian version of the NMP-Q (20 items) has shown adequate psychometric properties to assess nomophobia in the adolescent population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59a26a9091ad4174a83171d4af640f9e2025-01-29T06:45:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.13993281399328Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescentsJoel Figueroa-Quiñones0Miguel Ipanaqué-Zapata1Oriana Rivera-Lozada2Giusepi Zevallos Mayanga3Diana Gonzales Diaz4Universidad Autónoma de Ica, Ica, PeruUniversidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PeruUniversidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PeruUniversidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PeruUniversidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PeruBackgroundAdolescence and technological devices have a close relationship during this stage in which anxiety about using a cell phone increases when it is not available. The Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q) is a measure that evaluates anxiety behaviors when being without a mobile phone.ObjectiveTo evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents.MethodsAn instrumental study was conducted and 900 adolescents of both sexes, between 12 and 17 years old, living in northern, rural, and eastern regions of Peru were evaluated. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to determine the structure and the structural invariance of the measures according to age was evaluated and the reliability was estimated by means of the Omega reliability coefficient.ResultsThe four--factor structure composed of 20 items was confirmed with optimal goodness-of-fit indices (CFI = 0.992; TLI = 0.991; SRMR = 0.053; RMSEA = 0.039). The MIMIC models reported invariance for age groups (ΔCFI <0.01, ΔRMSEA <0.015). The omega reliability coefficients ranged between 0.84 and 0.90.”ConclusionThe Peruvian version of the NMP-Q (20 items) has shown adequate psychometric properties to assess nomophobia in the adolescent population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1399328/fulladolescentsmeasurement invariancepsychometric propertiesNMP-Qnomophobia |
| spellingShingle | Joel Figueroa-Quiñones Miguel Ipanaqué-Zapata Oriana Rivera-Lozada Giusepi Zevallos Mayanga Diana Gonzales Diaz Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents Frontiers in Psychology adolescents measurement invariance psychometric properties NMP-Q nomophobia |
| title | Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) in Peruvian adolescents |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the nomophobia questionnaire nmp q in peruvian adolescents |
| topic | adolescents measurement invariance psychometric properties NMP-Q nomophobia |
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