Mapping Severe Child Nomophobia with Hierarchical Clustering and ROC
Combining hierarchical clustering and ROC analysis yielded a robust threshold (NQC ≥ 101.5) for detecting severe nomophobia in urban Spanish children, highlighting a small subgroup at elevated psychological risk. Future studies should validate this cutoff cross-culturally and longitudinally to guide early interventions.
Authors
- Eduardo López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-5271)
- Víctor Jiménez-Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-7328)
- Rosalía Jódar Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-5483)
- Carmen Ma Chivite Cebolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4943-0525)
- Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez
- María-Nélida Conejo-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5922-6045)
Institutions
- Catholic University of Ávila (ES)
- CUNEF Universidad
- Universidad Católica de Murcia (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/prbm.s532429
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00