Fabbing Scale Test

Understand how often phone use pulls you out of conversations in just 2 minutes. Get a quick 10 item snapshot to guide better in person connection and communication habits.

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

16/25

Phone Obsession (PO)

Measures how strong a person’s urge is to use their phone frequently outside of face-to-face interaction contexts.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 11: Low | 12 – 18: Moderate | 19 – 25: High

A score of 16 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to reach for the phone outside of interpersonal situations.

example score

17/25

Communication Disruption (CD)

Measures how much phone use disrupts and interrupts in-person conversations.

Low disruption

Moderate disruption

High disruption

5 – 11: Low disruption | 12 – 18: Moderate disruption | 19 – 25: High disruption

A score of 17 indicates a moderate level of communication disruption, suggesting phone use sometimes interrupts face-to-face interaction and attention.

example score

31/50

Phubbing (P)

Measures how often a person becomes distracted by their phone during face-to-face interactions, reducing attention to the other person.

Low phubbing

Moderate phubbing

High phubbing

10 – 23: Low phubbing | 24 – 36: Moderate phubbing | 37 – 50: High phubbing

A score of 31 falls in the Moderate phubbing range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to check or attend to the phone during conversations in some situations.

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41%OF USERS

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Heavy phone users who notice they drift to their screen during hangouts, classes, or group work and want to gauge how often it happens.

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Professionals who screen for phone-related distraction in social settings to guide communication skills work with clients or groups.

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Phone Obsession (PO)

Average

14.6

Normal range

11.2 — 18

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Communication Breakdown (CB)

Average

15.4

Normal range

11.9 — 18.9

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Fabbing Scale (FS)

Average

21.2

Normal range

16 — 26.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how often and how strongly attention shifts to a phone during in-person conversations. Higher scores indicate more frequent phone-related interruptions of interaction.

How should the items be answered?

Select the option that best reflects typical behavior across everyday situations. Responses should reflect usual patterns rather than a single unusual day.

How long does it take to complete?

Completion typically takes about 2 minutes. The questionnaire includes 10 items.

What time period should be considered when responding?

Consider recent, routine behavior in daily life. Use an average impression across common settings such as social, family, or work interactions.

How should results be interpreted?

Results provide a brief indicator of phone-related inattentiveness during face-to-face communication. Interpretation is best made alongside other information about communication habits and context.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Fabbing Scale Test

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This brief self-report measure evaluates the frequency and salience of phone-related inattentiveness during in-person interactions. The Fabbing Scale is intended to capture a behavioral tendency to divert attention to a smartphone in ways that may interfere with conversational engagement and nonverbal responsiveness.

The instrument consists of 10 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete. Respondents rate how often they engage in smartphone checking or related behaviors while communicating with others. The resulting scores may be used to support clinical or research formulations related to interpersonal functioning, attention in social contexts, and technology-associated habits, with interpretation considered alongside other relevant assessment data.

The Fabbing Scale was developed by Karadag, E., and is commonly used as a screening-level indicator of phubbing-like behaviors rather than a standalone diagnostic tool.

Author: Karadag, E.

Literature: Karadağ, E., Tosuntaş, Ş. B., Erzen, E., Duru, P., Bostan, N., Şahin, B. M., Çulha, İ., & Babadağ, B. Determinants of phubbing, which is the sum of many virtual addictions: A structural equation model. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 2015.; Roberts, J. A., & David, M. E. My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone: Partner phubbing and relationship satisfaction among romantic partners. Computers in Human Behavior. 2016.

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