پژوهشهای کاربردی روانشناختی (Jun 2024)
Determining the Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Partner Phubbing Scale
Abstract
The aim of the current research was to study the adaptability and invariance of the Partner Phubbing Scale in Iranian society, as well as its factor structure. The current research method was implemented in terms of the purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data acquisition, as well as correlational analysis process. The statistical population of this research consisted of all married teachers in Zanjan province in 2022. The total number of participants was 841. Of these, 481 were female, 238 were male, and 122 had not designated their gender. The Partner Phubbing scale was the primary instrument utilized in this investigation.Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive statistics indicators, and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the dataset. The Lavaan package, EGAnet package, and SPSS26 software were employed to conduct the data analysis in R software. The findings showed that the Partner Phubbing Scale had a single-factor structure. With the exception of item 7, all items demonstrated a satisfactory fit with the graded response model. The fit indices were satisfactory and appropriate. The outputs indicated that this scale had proper reliability. Although the tool’s discriminant validity was minimal; however, it was preserved at the construct level. This measure was verified to be gender-invariant. All items, with the exception of item 7, exhibited significant factor loading. Additionally, this scale exhibited appropriate divergent and convergent validity. The Partner Phubbing Scale exhibited optimized psychometric properties for future research research applications, as indicated by the results. Yet, future research should evaluate the discriminant validity of this tool and the psychometric indices of item 7 in various samples with different demographic and cultural characteristics.
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