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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Means (M), standard deviations (SD), skewness (S), and kurtosis (K) for PS-8 items, its two factors, and the other study variables (N = 391)

From: The Phubbing Scale (PS-8) in the Portuguese population: psychometric properties

Variables

M

SD

S

K

1. My eyes start wandering on my phone when I’m together with others [Quando estou com outras pessoas, costumo estar de olho no telemóvel]

2.74

0.92

0.38

− 0.07

2. I am busy with my mobile phone when I’m with my friends [Quando estou com os meus amigos/as, costumo estar ocupado com o meu telemóvel]

2.11

0.71

0.41

0.50

3. People complain about me dealing with my mobile phone [As pessoas queixam-se por eu estar no telemóvel]

1.66

0.83

1.26

1.30

4. I’m busy with my mobile phone when I’m with my family [Estou ocupado/a com o meu telemóvel quando estou com familiars]

2.27

0.86

0.42

− 0.19

5. My phone is within my reach [O meu telemóvel está sempre ao meu alcance]

3.88

1.07

− 0.65

− 0.52

6. When I wake up in the morning, I first check the messages on my phone [Quando acordo de manhã, o primeiro que faço é verificar as mensagens no meu telemóvel]

3.20

1.41

− 0.16

− 1.29

7. I feel incomplete without my mobile phone [Sinto-me incompleto/a sem o meu telemóvel]

2.87

1.28

0.08

− 1.09

8. My mobile phone use increases day by day [De dia para dia o meu uso do telemóvel aumenta]

2.18

1.01

0.59

− 0.27

Communication Disturbance

8.78

2.67

0.61

0.67

Phone Obsession

12.13

3.55

− 0.06

− 0.65

Time spent on the Internet on weekdays

6.30

3.25

0.05

− 1.18

Time spent on the Internet at the weekend

5.66

3.38

0.23

− 1.10

Time spent on social networking sites

3.38

1.27

0.24

− 0.37

Number of social networks used

4.91

1.59

0.18

− 0.20

Internet addiction

13.57

4.59

0.48

− 0.36

Problematic mobile phone use

19.47

4.84

0.44

− 0.10

Facebook intrusion

17.44

7.68

1.06

0.91

Fear of missing out

21.37

6.98

0.52

0.02

Depression

9.83

5.96

0.70

− 0.04