Abstract
Mobile phones appear to have become one of the main entertainment features in adolescents’ life, which has also been suggested to be potentially addictive. A shortened version of a scale used to detect this potential addiction, the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS-10; Foerster, Roser, Schoeni, & Röösli, 2015) has been extracted from the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale for Adolescents (MPPUSA; Lopez-Fernandez, Honrubia-Serrano, & Freixa-Blanxart, 2012). To validate this shortened scale, a cross-national study surveyed 1391 high school students in both Spain and Greece, assessing both socio-demographic variables and self- perceived mobile use dependency. The MPPUS-10 exhibited good factorial validity, good reliability, and similar mid scores in both countries. Results from sub-scale symptomatology showed consistency in elevated levels of craving, withdrawal, and loss of control related to mobile phone use in both countries. This study presents evidence of self-perceived mobile phone dependence in south-European high school students, but more research is needed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Tomorrow’s Learning |
Subtitle of host publication | Involving Everyone. Learning with and about Technologies and Computing - 11th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2017, Revised Selected Papers |
Editors | Mary Webb, Arthur Tatnall |
Place of Publication | Cham Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 97-103 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319743097, 9783319743103 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE) 2017 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 3 Jul 2017 → 6 Jul 2017 Conference number: 11th https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3 (Proceedings) http://www.dublinconventionbureau.com/Offer/Conference/WCCE-2017 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-74310-3 (11th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2017, Dublin, Ireland, July 3-6, 2017, Revised Selected Papers) |
Publication series
Name | IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology |
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Volume | 515 |
ISSN (Print) | 1868-4238 |
Conference
Conference | IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE) 2017 |
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Abbreviated title | WCCE 2017 |
Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Dublin |
Period | 3/07/17 → 6/07/17 |
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Keywords
- Behavioural addiction
- Cross-cultural study
- High school students
- Mobile phone dependence
- Smartphone dependence