Association Between Personality Traits/Dimensions and Fear of No Mobile Phone Connectivity (nomophobia): Results of a Lebanese National Study.

To study nomophobia in a large sample of Lebanese adults and its relationship with personality traits and other sociodemographic factors that may contribute to the diagnosis such as sex, parental status, and smoking. This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and July 2019. A total of 2,260 residents randomly selected from districts in Lebanon completed a questionnaire about sociodemographic characteristic and smoking.

Nomophobia and temperaments in Lebanon: Results of a national study.

Objectives: Assess the association between nomophobia and temperaments in the Lebanese population.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between January and July 2019 (N = 2260).

Results: A total of 1089 of the participants (48.

Addictive profiles of Lebanese university students in terms of smoking, alcohol, and illegal drug use.

The Lebanese economic crisis, financial crisis, and USD shortage were conducive to an increased drug addiction especially for students who feel that their future in Lebanon is not safe, as well as the psychological fragility of the Lebanese people, and the more permissive sociocultural context. Our study aimed to assess the addiction levels and profiles of university students in Lebanon, and thus to evaluate the rapid rising in dependence regarding smoking, alcohol, and illegal drug use during this crisis. This cross-sectional study was carried out between February and September 2020.

Nomophobia in Lebanon: Scale validation and association with psychological aspects.

Objectives: Nomophobia, an abbreviation of "No mobile phone phobia", is characterized by the illogical fear of being detached from the mobile phone or unable to use it. Research have provided evidence of an association between increased cellular phone use and multiple health issues, such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, and others. To our knowledge, there are no Lebanese studies about nomophobia, despite the high incorporation rate of mobile phones in Lebanon and the likelihood of suffering from anxiety, depression, and other conditions due to nomophobic attitudes.

The Lebanese Depression Scale: A scale to screen for depression in the Lebanese population.

Objective: To create a Lebanese Depression Scale (LDS) and evaluate its performance on a group of Lebanese individuals.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis enrolled 997 residents (January-December 2018).

Results: The elements in the Lebanese Depression Scale-19 items (LDS-19) scale converged over a combination of four factors (α  = .