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Introduction
Nomophobia is an fear or phobia for being without one’s cell phone (also known as mobile phone or smart phone).
The word is based on some letters from the phrase NO MObile phone PHOBIA.
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The NMP-Q has 20 questions, each scored on a 7-point Likert scale. The total score on the NMP-Q is 20 at its lowest (20 * 1) or 140 (7 * 20) at its highest.
| Score | Interpretation |
|---|---|
20 |
Absence of nomophobia |
21-59 |
Mild level of nomophobia |
60-99 |
Moderate level of nomophobia |
100-140 |
Severe nomophobia |
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Legal stuff
There are no reasons to assume that the NMP-Q cannot be used for research, as long as you make sure that you acknowledge the authors and their research paper when writing about it (References).
Technically
This is a simple scale question.
The survey code for PsyToolkit
scale: agree
- strongly disagree
- disagree
- somewhat disagree
- neutral
- somehwat agree
- agree
- strongly agree
l: npm_part1
t: scale agree
o: 50%
q: If I did not have my smartphone with me,
- I would feel uncomfortable without constant access to information through my smartphone
- I would be annoyed if I could not look information up on my smartphone when I wanted to do so
- Being unable to get the news (e.g., happenings, weather, etc.) on my smartphone would make me nervous
- I would be annoyed if I could not use my smartphone and/or its capabilities when I wanted to do so
- Running out of battery in my smartphone would scare me
- If I were to run out of credits or hit my monthly data limit, I would panic
- If I did not have a data signal or could not connect to Wi-Fi, then I would constantly check to see if I had a signal or could find a Wi-Fi network
- If I could not use my smartphone, I would be afraid of getting stranded somewhere
- If I could not check my smartphone for a while, I would feel a desire to check it
l: npm_part2
t: scale agree
o: 50%
q: <b>If I did not have my smartphone with me,</b>
- I would feel anxious because I could not instantly communicate with my family and/or friends
- I would be worried because my family and/or friends could not reach me
- I would feel nervous because I would not be able to receive text messages and calls
- I would be anxious because I could not keep in touch with my family and/or friends
- I would be nervous because I could not know if someone had tried to get a hold of me
- I would feel anxious because my constant connection to my family and friends would be broken
- I would be nervous because I would be disconnected from my online identity
- I would be uncomfortable because I could not stay up-to-date with social media and online networks
- I would feel awkward because I could not check my notifications for updates from my connections and online networks
- I would feel anxious because I could not check my email messages
- I would feel weird because I would not know what to do
l: npm_score
t: set
- sum $npm_part1 $npm_part2
l: feedback
t: info
q: Your score on the NPM-Q is {$npm_score}.<br>
Scores can vary from 20 to 140.<br>
Remember your score and return to PsyToolkit website (next page) to read interpretation.<br>
References
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Yildirim, C. & Correia, A. (2015). Exploring the dimensions of nomophobia: Development and validation of a self-reported questionnaire. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 130-137.