Karadag et al reported the 10-item Phubbing Scale (PS) for describing how much mobile phone use interferes with social engagement. Phubbing occurs when a mobile phone user ignores others during a face-to-face conversation by engaging with a mobile phone. A phubber may have a number of behavioral addictions (mobile phone, social media, SMS, internet, gaming).
Phubbing is a term derived from phone and snubbing.
Lin et al reported an 8-item PS by remove 2 items from the 10-item scale:
(1) My eyes start wandering on my phone when I’m together with others.
(2) I am always busy with my mobile phone when I’m with my friends.
(3) People complain about me dealing with my mobile phone.
(4) I’m busy with my mobile phone when I’m with friends.
(5) My phone is always within my reach.
(6) When I wake up in the morning, I first check the messages on my phone.
(7) I feel incomplete without my mobile phone.
(8) My mobile phone use increases day by day.
where:
• Items 2 and 4 seem to be similar.
Remaining 2 items from the 10-item PS:
(9) I don’t think that I annoy my partner when I’m busy with my mobile phone.
(10) The time allocated to social, personal or professional activities decreases because of my mobile phone.
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Response
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Points
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never
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1
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rarely
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2
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sometimes
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3
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most of the time
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4
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always
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5
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total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score for 8-item PS: 8
• minimum score for 10-item PS: 10
• maximum score for 8-item PS: 40
• maximum score for 10-item PS: 50
• The higher the score the more marked the phubbing behavior.
