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Fabbing Scale Test

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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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September 1, 2026
September 1, 2026
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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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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Relationship and friendship checkers
41%OF USERS
People who worry their phone habits are hurting conversations with a partner, friends, or family and want a quick reality check.
Students and young adults
34%OF USERS
Heavy phone users who notice they drift to their screen during hangouts, classes, or group work and want to gauge how often it happens.
Counselors and educators
25%OF USERS
Professionals who screen for phone-related distraction in social settings to guide communication skills work with clients or groups.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Phone Obsession (PO)
Phone Obsession (PO)
Average
14.6
Normal range
11.2 — 18
min.
5
max.
25
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Communication Breakdown (CB)
Communication Breakdown (CB)
Average
15.4
Normal range
11.9 — 18.9
min.
5
max.
25
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Fabbing Scale (FS)
Fabbing Scale (FS)
Average
21.2
Normal range
16 — 26.3
min.
10
max.
50
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

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    • Never
    • Rarely
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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
The Phubbing Scale Test

Fabbing Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

phubbing
cyberpsychology

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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