scholarly journals Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: scale validation, normative data and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Boutros ◽  
Emilio El Hachem ◽  
Joseph Mattar ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Hanna Mattar
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sentence Completion ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Factor Α

Abstract Background This study was conducted for several reasons, primarily because of the lack of an Arabic version of the HSCT that could be beneficial in our clinical practice. Another reason is the need to find potential relationships between various factors with executive functions, especially problematic mobile phone use as suggested by many previous studies, since smartphones have become, nowadays, a daily companion of people from all generations. Thus, it is important to conduct this study in Lebanon to be adapted to the ideas, customs and social behavior of the Lebanese citizens. Hence, the objectives of the current study are to use the Arabic version of the HSCT in healthy community-dwelling Arabic-speaking adults in Lebanon, to check its validity compared to other versions of the test, as well as to identify risk factors that might affect the executive functions in these adults. Methods Between August–December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors committed were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach = 0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach = 0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to set normative data for the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower inhibitory control in terms of response-time and errors number.

scholarly journals Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: Validation and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Boutros ◽  
Emilio Al Hachem ◽  
Joseph Matar ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Hanna Matar
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sentence Completion ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Completion Test

Abstract Background To validate the Arabic version of the Hayling Sentence Completion Test (HSCT) in healthy community-dwelling Lebanese adults, and identify factors that might affect executive functions (EF), mainly inhibitory control, in these participants. Methods Between August-December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors commited were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach=0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach=0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to validate the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower executive functions in terms of reponse-time and number of errors.

Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Martial Van Der Linden ◽  
Lucien Rochat
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use

scholarly journals Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Short Version across gender in Chinese adolescents and young adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
YingYing Wang ◽  
Jiang Long ◽  
YueHeng Liu ◽  
TieQiao Liu ◽  
Joël Billieux
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Item Scale

Abstract Background Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) has become an international public health issue, particularly in adolescents and young adults. The Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Short Version (PMPUQ-SV) is a validated instrument that measures multiple aspects of PMPU. The current study aimed to test the psychometric characteristics of a Chinese adaption of the PMPUQ-SV and examine its measurement invariance across gender. Methods A total of 2086 participants were recruited form nine schools (six undergraduate colleges and three vocational colleges) through an online platform. Measures included socio-demographic variables, patterns of mobile phone use, the Chinese version of the PMPUQ-SV (C-PMPUQ-SV), the Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21. Results Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted in two independent subsamples confirmed that the postulated dimensions fit the data well. Four items, judged as either outdated or not adapted to the Chinese context, performed poorly and were removed, resulting in a shorter 11-item scale. Convergent validity was established through meaningful correlations between emotional symptoms and the C-PMPUQ-SV and addictive smartphone use. Additional measurement invariance analyses showed that the scale performed largely similarly in male and female participants. Conclusions The present study demonstrated that the C-PMPUQ-SV is an adequate instrument to study various types of PMPU in Chinese adolescents and young adults. The updated 11-item scale shortens the evaluation time and is adapted to assess contemporary smartphone use.

scholarly journals Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Addiction Across Generations: the Roles of Psychopathological Symptoms and Smartphone Use

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
Eiman Kanjo ◽  
Mark Crook-Rumsey ◽  
Fraenze Kibowski ◽  
Grace Y. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Psychopathological Symptoms ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

scholarly journals Autonomy Need Dissatisfaction in Daily Life and Problematic Mobile Phone Use: The Mediating Roles of Boredom Proneness and Mobile Phone Gaming

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5305
Author(s):  
Wei Hong ◽  
Ru-De Liu ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
Rui Zhen ◽  
Ronghuan Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Boredom Proneness

Psychological needs dissatisfaction has been identified as hindering adaptive development, in which autonomy need dissatisfaction, as one core component, may be associated with adolescents’ maladaptive online behaviors. Sporadic research has examined the association between autonomy need dissatisfaction and problematic mobile phone use (PMPU). Boredom proneness and mobile phone gaming were suggested to be linked to this association. This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of boredom proneness and mobile phone gaming in the association between autonomy need dissatisfaction and PMPU. A total of 358 secondary school students completed questionnaires at three waves; autonomy need dissatisfaction was measured in time 1 (T1); boredom proneness and mobile phone gaming were measured one year later (time 2, T2); PMPU was measured two years later (time 3, T3). The structural equation model results showed that T1 autonomy need dissatisfaction not only directly predicted T3 PMPU, but also exerted effects via the mediating role of T2 boredom proneness and the chain mediating role of T2 boredom proneness and T2 mobile phone gaming. These findings reveal the unique role of specific psychological need in engaging PMPU, which provides support to targeted interventions, such that promoting autonomy need satisfaction may be an instrumental procedure to prevent adolescents from addiction-like online behaviors.

scholarly journals Problematic mobile phone use in late childhood and early adolescence in Padua, Italy, 2014–15

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Gallimberti ◽  
A Buja ◽  
LJ Goméz Peréz ◽  
S Chindamo ◽  
A Rabensteine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Late Childhood ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use
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