18 - 20 | 21 - 23 | 24 - 27 | ≥27 | PV | |
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | ||
Factor 1 of MP My scholar productivity has decreased as a direct result of the time I spend on the mobile phone. | 34.43 ± 2.73 | 34.24 ± 2.48 | 23.98 ± 2.33 | 24.5 ± 2.41 | 0.005 |
I have been told that I spend more time on MP. | 32.62 ± 2.93 | 32.77 ± 2.68 | 22.36 ± 2.45 | 24.24 ± 2.55 | 0.006 |
My friends and family complain about my use of the mobile phone. | 30.24 ± 2.82 | 33.19 ± 2.57 | 21.69 ± 2.54 | 21.75 ± 2.63 | 0.01 |
My friends don’t like it when my mobile phone is switched off. | 43.4 ± 2.42 | 43.07 ± 2.44 | 32.93 ± 2.35 | 37.63 ± 2.79 | 0.003 |
Factor 2 of MP All my friends own a mobile phone. | 49.76 ± 2.67 | 42.89 ± 2.56 | 39.46 ± 2.49 | 49.74 ± 2.9 | 0.006 |
Factor 3 of MP I feel anxious if I have not checked for messages or switched on my mobile phone for some time. | 50.94 ± 2.41 | 43.22 ± 2.42 | 38.62 ± 2.31 | 36.25 ± 2.89 | 0.002 |
I am often late for appointments because I’m engaged on the mobile phone when I shouldn’t be. | 28.54 ± 2.5 | 24.79 ± 2.43 | 16.39 ± 2.11 | 20 ± 2.13 | 0.009 |
I have tried to hide from others how much time I spend on my mobile phone. | 29.25 ± 2.52 | 30.46 ± 2.18 | 23.98 ± 2.28 | 18.94 ± 2.27 | 0.012 |
I have aches and pains that are associated with my mobile phone use. | 31.6 ± 2.65 | 26.26 ± 2.68 | 19.72 ± 2.11 | 22.19 ± 2.54 | 0.03 |
More than once I have been in trouble because my mobile phone has gone off during a meeting, lecture, or in a theatre. | 38.81 ± 2.69 | 34.75 ± 2.55 | 26.22 ± 2.32 | 29.85 ± 2.75 | 0.003 |
I have frequent dreams about the mobile phone. | 27.59 ± 2.84 | 26.5 ± 2.38 | 19.26 ± 2.11 | 17.5 ± 2.42 | 0.049 |
Factor 4 of MP Sometimes, when I am on the mobile phone and I am doing other things, I get carried away with the conversation and I don’t pay attention to what I am doing. | 46.23 ± 2.17 | 46.19 ± 2.16 | 38.42 ± 2.17 | 39.14 ± 2.22 | 0.011 |
The time I spend on the mobile phone has increased over the last 12 months. | 54.52 ± 2.74 | 43.38 ± 2.56 | 44.63 ± 2.58 | 44.53 ± 3.04 | 0.004 |
Approval motivation to react in different ways depending upon the people involved. | 20.7 ± 0.95 | 18.1 ± 0.81 | 17.6 ± 0.74 | 16.8 ± 0.91 | 0.006 |
I pretend in order to add entourage. | 12.3 ± 1.03 | 10.1 ± 0.87 | 9.8 ± 0.86 | 7.8 ± 0.84 | 0.007 |