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Table 3 Internal consistency, reliability, and convergent and construct validity

From: Factor structure and measurement invariance of the problematic mobile phone use questionnaire-short version across gender in Chinese adolescents and young adults

Measure

C-PMPUQ-SV

DU

PD

PU

C-SAPS

Stress

Depression

Anxiety

C-PMPUQ-SV

(0.742)

       

DU

0.794**

(0.770)

      

PD

0.725**

0.417**

(0.697)

     

PU

0.613**

0.159**

0.219**

(0.574)

    

C-SAPS

0.615**

0.410**

0.691**

0.251**

(0.852)

   

Stress

0.319**

0.272**

0.297**

0.105**

0.352**

(0.834)

  

Depression

0.311**

0.240**

0.274**

0.149**

0.297**

0.751**

(0.870)

 

Anxiety

0.211**

0.193**

0.218**

0.030

0.255**

0.718**

0.647**

(0.762)

  1. Note: ** P < 0.01, C-PMPUQ-SV Chinese version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Short Version; DU dangerous use; PD perceived dependence; PU prohibited use; C-SAPS Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale