Validation of a Spanish Questionnaire on Mobile Phone Abuse Olivencia Carrión, María Angustias Ramírez-Uclés, Isabel Holgado-Tello, Pablo López-Torrecillas, Francisca mobile phone DSM-5 validity Mobile phone addiction has attracted much attention recently and is showing similarity to other substance use disorders. Because no studies on mobile phone addiction had yet been conducted in Spain, we developed and validated a questionnaire (Cuestionario de Abuso del Teléfono Móvil, ATeMo) to measure mobile phone abuse among young adults in Spanish. The ATeMo questionnaire was designed based on relevant DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and included craving as a diagnostic symptom. Using stratified sampling, the ATeMo questionnaire was administered to 856 students (mean age 21, 62% women). The MULTICAGE questionnaire was administered to assess history of drug abuse and addiction. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we found evidence for the construct validity of the following factors: Craving, Loss of Control, Negative Life Consequences, and Withdrawal Syndrome, and their association with a second order factor related to mobile phone abuse. The four ATeMO factors were also associated with alcoholism, internet use, and compulsive buying. Important gender differences were found that should be considered when studying mobile phone addictions. The ATeMo is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in further research on mobile phone abuse. 2024-11-26T09:23:25Z 2024-11-26T09:23:25Z 2018-04-30 journal article Olivencia Carrión, M.A. et. al. Front. Psychol. 9:621. [https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00621] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/97376 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00621 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Frontiers Media