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Development & Validation of Procrastination & Nomophobia Questionnaire – Indian Adaptation (PNQ-IA)

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  • Dishani Chakraborty

    (M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology, Apex University, Jaipur)

  • Ishita Chakraborty

    (MA in Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi)

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Procrastination, defined as the voluntary delay of tasks despite negative consequences, and nomophobia, the fear of being without mobile phone access, are increasingly relevant psychological phenomena in the digital age. This study develops and validates the Procrastination & Nomophobia Questionnaire – Indian Adaptation (PNQ-IA), a culture-fair screening tool tailored for Indian young adults aged 20–30 years. Drawing from the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) and the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), the PNQ-IA comprises 30 items (15 for procrastination, 15 for nomophobia) rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Administered to 200 participants (100 males, 100 females), the scale demonstrated acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82 for nomophobia, 0.79 for procrastination) and a moderate correlation (r = 0.45, p

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  • Dishani Chakraborty & Ishita Chakraborty, 2025. "Development & Validation of Procrastination & Nomophobia Questionnaire – Indian Adaptation (PNQ-IA)," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), vol. 10(6), pages 1326-1336, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjf:journl:v:10:y:2025:i:6:p:1326-1336
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