Nomophobia Questionnaire
NMP-QPermission: Terms not stated: check with the authors. The developers publish no terms of use that Folio could find. Ask the authors or the publisher before using it in a study, and cite the original publication.
A 20-item self-report measure of nomophobia, the fear of being without one's mobile phone.
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Reliability & validation
Subscales
Response anchors
Strongly disagree · Strongly agree
Known limitations
The four-factor structure has not always replicated; an Italian validation, for example, found three factors.
Original citation
Yildirim, C., & Correia, A.-P. (2015). Exploring the dimensions of nomophobia: Development and validation of a self-reported questionnaire. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 130-137.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.059Questions researchers ask
What does the NMP-Q measure?
A 20-item self-report measure of nomophobia, the fear of being without one's mobile phone.
How many items does the NMP-Q have?
The Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) has 20 items across 4 subscales: Not Being Able to Communicate, Losing Connectedness, Not Being Able to Access Information, Giving Up Convenience.
Is the NMP-Q free to use?
Folio could not find published terms of use for the NMP-Q. Ask the authors or the publisher before using it in a study, and cite the original publication.
Who developed the NMP-Q, and how do I cite it?
Yildirim, C., & Correia, A.-P. (2015). Exploring the dimensions of nomophobia: Development and validation of a self-reported questionnaire. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.059
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