Phubbing Scale Validation Data from a Nigerian University Student Sample

396 survey responses from Nigerian university students aged 18 to 25, collected to validate the Phubbing Scale. The dataset includes scores from the Phubbing Scale and related scales measuring technological addictions and digital life balance. It was created by Olga Malas and last updated on 2026-05-22.

Use Cases

• Assessing measurement invariance across sexes based on the described confirmatory factor analysis results.
• Validating the 8-item Phubbing Scale (PS-8) model in a Nigerian cultural context as described in the study.
• Investigating correlations between phubbing, technological addictions, and digital life balance as referenced in the methodology.
• Analyzing potential sex-related differences in factor loadings and correlations for the phubbing construct.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 396 survey responses, providing a basis for statistical analysis.
• Includes data from scales for phubbing, technological addictions, and digital life balance, allowing for external validity checks.
• Strict measurement invariance across sexes was supported for the 8-item model based on global fit indices as reported.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample is limited to 396 Nigerian university students (80.6% female, aged 18-25), which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Survey administered to university students, with analysis using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 05:58:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nigeria