Developing Fırat Nomophobia Scale and investigating its psychometric properties.

OBJECTIVE

We analyzed the nomophobia concept to develop the "Fırat Nomophobia Scale" to determine the level of nomophobia in individuals aged 15-65 years.

DESIGN AND MEASURES: A linguistically and psychometrically validated trial form consisting of 13 statements was applied to a sample of 678 individuals (69% women).

RESULTS

The "Nomophobia Scale" that we developed consisted of a single dimension and eight items, explicating 55.9% of the variance concerning nomophobia.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings suggest that the Fırat Nomophobia Scale is an economical scale with a low number of items and high variance. In addition, it provides valid and reliable measurements.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The present study signifies the importance of research on nomophobia and determining the risk groups and protection strategies.