Table A2.
Adaptation and validation of questionnaires to measure nomophobia.
| Reference | Country | Aim (s) | Methodology | Sample Details | Main Variables | Measurement | Main Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [14] | Israel | Translate and validate the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q created by Yildrim and Correia (2015). | Quantitative method, of correlational character. | 403 volunteers, primarily undergraduate students (no specialty specified) | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The Italian version of NMP-Q has proven to be viable. |
| [22] | Kuwait | Develop and validate the Arabic version of the NMP-Q questionnaire | Quantitative method. | 512 Kuwaiti volunteers with an average age of 20 years | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The Arabic version of NMP-Q has proven to be consistent and reliable. |
| [34] | Spain | Adapt the NMP-Q questionnaire to Spanish | Quantitative method, of correlational character. | 306 students from Navarra, Asturias, and Salamanca | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The Spanish version of the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) was found to be valid and reliable for assessing nomophobia. |
| [27] | Spain | Translate the original (written in English) version of the Nomophobia questionnaire, adapting it culturally to the Spanish sociolinguistic context, and analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version with a sample of nursing students. | Quantitative method, of correlational character | 65 nursing students and 20 subject matter experts | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The results of this study mean that a suitable tool can be applied to nursing professionals with the aim of facilitating the diagnosis of addictive behaviors in relation to the mobility of telephone use. |
| [7] | Iran | This study aimed to confirm the construct validity of the Persian NMP-Q using Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models. | Cross-sectional and quantitative study. | 3216 Iranian adolescents | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The authors concluded that the Persian NMP-Q can be used to assess nomophobia among adolescents. Moreover, NMP-Q users may compare their scores between genders in the knowledge that there are no score differences contributed by different understandings of NMP-Q items. |
| [28] | Spain | Adapt and validate the scale to measure nomophobia (NMP-Q) to the Spanish context. | Cross-sectional and quantitative study. | 372 estudiantes de ESO. | Nomophobia | Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) | The results allowed the validation of the Yildirim and Correia scale. |
| [24] | Turkey | This study sought to contribute to the nomophobia research literature by identifying and describing the dimensions of nomophobia and developing a questionnaire to measure nomophobia. | Mixed methods with exploratory design. | 301 university students | Nomophobia | Interview Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) |
Four dimensions of nomophobia were identified: not being able to communicate, losing connectedness, not being able to access information and giving up convenience. The NMP-Q was shown to produce valid and reliable scores; and thus, can be used to assess the severity of nomophobia. |