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Phubbing among Lebanese young adults: Scale validation and association with mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress).
Bitar, Zeinab; Akel, Marwan; Salameh, Pascale; Obeid, Sahar; Hallit, Souheil.
  • Bitar Z; Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon.
  • Akel M; Pharmacy Practice Department, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Salameh P; Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Obeid S; Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Hallit S; School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Curr Psychol ; : 1-12, 2022 Apr 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1943140
ABSTRACT
Mobile phones use has not been without several social and psychological problems, specifically during the fast spread of the COVID-19 infection, which imposed strict restrictions and isolation. This research principal aims were to (1) confirm the validity of the Generic Scale of Phubbing in Arabic (GSP), and (2) evaluate the association between phubbing and mental health (depression, anxiety and stress). A first cross-sectional study enrolled 203 participants to confirm the factor structure of the phubbing scale among Lebanese young adults. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out on the whole sample using SPSS AMOS v.24 to confirm the four-factor structure of the GSP. The root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) statistic, the comparative fit index (CFI) and the Tucker Lewis Index (TLI) were used to evaluate the goodness-of-fit of the model. RMSEA values ≤0.08 and ≤ 0.10 indicate a good and acceptable fit respectively. CFI and TLI values ≥0.90 indicate good model fit. A second cross-sectional study enrolled 461 respondents (18-29 years old) to conduct the multivariable analysis. The fit indices values were as follows χ2/df = 181.74/84 = 2.16, TLI = .92, CFI = .94 and RMSEA = .076 [95% CI .061-.091] respectively, indicating an excellent fit of the model. The results of the multiple linear regression using the ENTER model, when taking the phubbing score as the dependent variable, showed that female gender (ß = 0.11; t(454) = 2.50; p = .013), more stress (ß = 0.27; t(454) = 3.94; p < .001), more anxiety (ß = 0.30; t(454) = 4.24; p < .001), and older age (ß = 0.28; t(454) = 6.12; p < .001) were positively correlated with higher phubbing, or higher household crowding index (ß = -0.15; t(454) = -3.62; p < .001) was significantly correlated with less phubbing. The results of this study were able to confirm the validity of the Arabic version of the GSP scale. This will allow Lebanese clinicians to use this validated tool to screen for the presence of the phubbing phenomenon within this age group. We propose finding possible correlation between phubbing and others factors (such as obsession and loneliness) and validating this scale in other Arabic-speaking countries.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Curr Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12144-022-03104-z