Objective: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) classified mobile phone addiction disorder under "impulse control disorder not elsewhere classified". This study surveyed the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV-TR for the diagnosis of mobile phone addiction in correspondence with Iranian society and culture.
Method: Two hundred fifty students of Tehran universities were entered into this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study.
Objective: Since the study of driving behavior is of great importance, we conducted this research to investigate the psychometric properties and the factorial structure of the Manchester Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) in Iranian drivers.
Method: This cross - sectional research was performed on a sample of 800 drivers (of category D and C) aged 23- 75 who were referred to Imam Sajjad Centre for drug Addiction Diagnosis. Manchester Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ), a demographic questionnaire, were conducted to the sample.
Objective: Despite the fact that the mobile phone has become a pervasive technology of our time, little research has been done on mobile dependency. A valid and reliable assessment instrument corresponding to the Persian culture is essential. This study aimed to describe the construction and validation of the Persian version of TMD (Test of Mobile phone Dependency) to assess the addictive use of mobile phone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Despite the fact that the mobile phone has become a pervasive technology of our time, little research has been done on mobile dependency. Therefore, a valid and reliable instrument, conforming to Iranian culture seems essential. The aim of our study was to validate the Iranian version of MPPUS (Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale).
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