TY  - JOUR
T1  - “Can You Communicate with Me?” Partner Phubbing and Relationship Satisfaction Among Turkish Romantic Partners
TT  - “Benimle İletişim Kurabilir misin?” Türk Romantik Partnerler Arasında Partner Phubbing ve İlişki Memnuniyeti
AU  - Bülbül, Kenan
AU  - Odacı, Hatice
AU  - Türkkan, Tuğba
PY  - 2026
DA  - August
Y2  - 2026
DO  - 10.62425/jopres.1901421
JF  - Journal of Psychometric Research
JO  - Journal of Psychometric Research
PB  - Atatürk Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 3023-4646
IS  - Advanced Online Publication
LA  - en
AB  - This study was conducted to adapt the Partner Phubbing Scale into Turkish and to examine the relationship between partner phubbing behavior and relationship satisfaction in romantic relationships. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 350 participants. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, it was determined that the single-factor structure with 9 items of the scale was confirmed in the Turkish sample. The standardized item factor loadings ranged from .24 to .87, and all loadings were found to be statistically significant. The internal consistency coefficients were calculated as 0.85 for Cronbach’s alpha and 0.86 for McDonald’s omega. These findings indicate that the scale has an adequate level of reliability. In addition, it was found that women perceived higher levels of partner phubbing from their partners compared to men. A significant negative relationship was found between perceived partner phubbing and both self-control and relationship satisfaction. The findings suggest that partner phubbing may negatively affect interactions and relationship satisfaction in romantic relationships.
KW  - Partner phubbing
KW  - relationship satisfaction
KW  - reliability
KW  - validity
N2  - Bu çalışma, Partner Phubbing Ölçeği’nin Türk örneklemine uyarlanması ve partner phubbing davranışının romantik ilişkilerde ilişki memnuniyetiyle ilişkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini toplam 350 kişi oluşturmuştur. Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi sonucunda, ölçeğin tek faktörlü ve 9 maddelik yapısının Türk örnekleminde doğrulandığı belirlenmiştir. Standartlaştırılmış madde faktör yüklerinin ,24 ile ,87 arasında değiştiği ve tüm yüklerin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu saptanmıştır. Ölçeğin iç tutarlılık katsayısı Cronbach alfa için ,85, McDonald omega için ise ,86 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular, ölçeğin yeterli düzeyde güvenilir olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, kadınların erkeklere kıyasla partnerlerinden daha yüksek düzeyde partner phubbing algıladıkları belirlenmiştir. Algılanan partner phubbing düzeyi ile özdenetim ve ilişki memnuniyeti arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Elde edilen bulgular, partner phubbing davranışının romantik ilişkilerde etkileşimi ve ilişki memnuniyetini olumsuz etkileyebileceğine işaret etmektedir.
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