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Measurement Invariance of the Short Version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) across Eight Languages

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  • Olatz Lopez-Fernandez

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
    Laboratory for Experimental Psychopathology, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

  • Daria J. Kuss

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

  • Halley M. Pontes

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

  • Mark D. Griffiths

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

  • Christopher Dawes

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

  • Lucy V. Justice

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

  • Niko Männikkö

    (Department of Social Services and Rehabilitation, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, 90220 Oulu, Finland)

  • Maria Kääriäinen

    (Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, 90014 Oulu, Finland)

  • Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

    (Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany)

  • Anja Bischof

    (Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany)

  • Ann-Kathrin Gässler

    (Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany)

  • Lucia Romo

    (EA 4430 Clinique Psychanalyse Développement (CLIPSYD), Université Paris Nanterre, France; U894 Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, (CPN), Inserm, 92000 Paris, France)

  • Laurence Kern

    (EA 2931, Centre de Recherches sur le Sport et le Mouvement (CESRM), Université Paris Nanterre, 92000 Nanterre, France)

  • Yannick Morvan

    (EA 4430 Clinique Psychanalyse Développement (CLIPSYD), Université Paris Nanterre, France; U894 Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, (CPN), Inserm, 92000 Paris, France)

  • Amélie Rousseau

    (Psychology Department, PSITEC EA 4074, Université Lille Nord de France, 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France)

  • Pierluigi Graziani

    (LPS EA 849, Aix-Marseille University, 13007 Marseille, France
    Psychologie, Langues, Lettres et Histoire Département, University of Nîmes, 30000 Nîmes, France)

  • Zsolt Demetrovics

    (Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1064 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Orsolya Király

    (Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1064 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Adriano Schimmenti

    (Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE—Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy)

  • Alessia Passanisi

    (Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE—Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy)

  • Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta

    (Department of Family Science and Social Work, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Joanna Chwaszcz

    (Department of Psychology, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Mariano Chóliz

    (Department of Basic Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Juan José Zacarés

    (Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Emilia Serra

    (Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Magali Dufour

    (Service de Toxicomanie, Faculte de medicine Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Qc, J4K 0A8, Canada)

  • Lucien Rochat

    (Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Daniele Zullino

    (Department of Psychiatry—Research Unit Addictive Disorders, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry—Addiction Division, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Sophia Achab

    (Department of Psychiatry—Research Unit Addictive Disorders, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry—Addiction Division, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Nils Inge Landrø

    (Clinical Neuroscience Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway)

  • Eva Suryani

    (Department Psychiatry and Behavior, School of Medicine and Health Science, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta 14440, Indonesia)

  • Julia M. Hormes

    (Department of Psychology, University at Albany State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA)

  • Javier Ponce Terashima

    (University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA)

  • Joël Billieux

    (Laboratory for Experimental Psychopathology, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
    Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry—Addiction Division, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Addictive and Compulsive Behaviours Lab (ACB-lab), Institute for Health and Behaviour, University of Luxembourg, 4366 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg)

Abstract

The prevalence of mobile phone use across the world has increased greatly over the past two decades. Problematic Mobile Phone Use (PMPU) has been studied in relation to public health and comprises various behaviours, including dangerous, prohibited, and dependent use. These types of problematic mobile phone behaviours are typically assessed with the short version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ–SV). However, to date, no study has ever examined the degree to which the PMPU scale assesses the same construct across different languages. The aims of the present study were to (i) determine an optimal factor structure for the PMPUQ–SV among university populations using eight versions of the scale (i.e., French, German, Hungarian, English, Finnish, Italian, Polish, and Spanish); and (ii) simultaneously examine the measurement invariance (MI) of the PMPUQ–SV across all languages. The whole study sample comprised 3038 participants. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were extracted from the demographic and PMPUQ-SV items. Individual and multigroup confirmatory factor analyses alongside MI analyses were conducted. Results showed a similar pattern of PMPU across the translated scales. A three-factor model of the PMPUQ-SV fitted the data well and presented with good psychometric properties. Six languages were validated independently, and five were compared via measurement invariance for future cross-cultural comparisons. The present paper contributes to the assessment of problematic mobile phone use because it is the first study to provide a cross-cultural psychometric analysis of the PMPUQ-SV.

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  • Olatz Lopez-Fernandez & Daria J. Kuss & Halley M. Pontes & Mark D. Griffiths & Christopher Dawes & Lucy V. Justice & Niko Männikkö & Maria Kääriäinen & Hans-Jürgen Rumpf & Anja Bischof & Ann-Kathrin G, 2018. "Measurement Invariance of the Short Version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) across Eight Languages," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-25, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:6:p:1213-:d:151527
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    1. Olatz Lopez-Fernandez & Daria J. Kuss, 2020. "Preventing Harmful Internet Use-Related Addiction Problems in Europe: A Literature Review and Policy Options," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-20, May.
    2. Leona Harris & Niki Davis & Una Cunningham & Lia De Vocht & Sonja Macfarlane & Nikita Gregory & Saili Aukuso & Tufulasifa’atafatafa Ova Taleni & Jan Dobson, 2018. "Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital World for Early Childhood Services with Vulnerable Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-18, October.
    3. María Luisa Ballestar-Tarín & Conchín Simó-Sanz & Elena Chover-Sierra & Carlos Saus-Ortega & Carmen Casal-Angulo & Antonio Martínez-Sabater, 2020. "Self-Perception of Dependence as an Indicator of Smartphone Addiction—Establishment of a Cutoff Point in the SPAI–Spain Inventory," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-13, May.
    4. Qing-Qi Liu & Xiao-Pan Xu & Xiu-Juan Yang & Jie Xiong & Yu-Ting Hu, 2022. "Distinguishing Different Types of Mobile Phone Addiction: Development and Validation of the Mobile Phone Addiction Type Scale (MPATS) in Adolescents and Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-15, February.
    5. Alessia Passanisi & Caterina Buzzai & Ugo Pace, 2022. "Special Education Teachers: The Role of Autonomous Motivation in the Relationship between Teachers’ Efficacy for Inclusive Practice and Teaching Styles," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-10, September.

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