Phantom Phone Signals in youths: Prevalence, correlates and relation to psychopathology

Simone Pisano; Pietro Muratori; Vincenzo Paolo Senese; Chiara Gorga; Margherita Siciliano; Marco Carotenuto; Raffaella Iuliano; Carmela Bravaccio; Simona Signoriello; Antonella Gritti; Antonio Pascotto; Gennaro Catone

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Phantom Phone Signals in youths: Prevalence, correlates and relation to psychopathology

Simone Pisano, Pietro Muratori, Vincenzo Paolo Senese, Chiara Gorga, Margherita Siciliano, Marco Carotenuto, Raffaella Iuliano, Carmela Bravaccio, Simona Signoriello, Antonella Gritti, Antonio Pascotto, Gennaro Catone

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The term Phantom Phone Signals (PPS) refers to the perception of a mobile phone ringing, vibrating and blinking when in fact it did not. Data in youth are lacking, and controversies exist on whether PPS is related to psychopathology. In the present study, we showed data on the prevalence of PPS in a population (N = 2959) of students aged 10 to 14 years. We also explored the possible association between PPS and emotional or behavioural problems. Our results showed that PPS is a relatively common phenomenon with a prevalence rate of 58.9%, being more frequent in females. In univariate and multivariate analyses, we also found an association between the presence of PPS and emotional problems and temper tantrums, after accounting for relevant covariates. PPS is a relevant phenomenon to be considered in youth. It is common and may be a signal for emotional problems.

Original language	English
Article number	e0210095
Journal	PLoS One
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210095
Publication status	Published - Dec 17 2018

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Pisano, S., Muratori, P., Senese, V. P., Gorga, C., Siciliano, M., Carotenuto, M., Iuliano, R., Bravaccio, C., Signoriello, S., Gritti, A., Pascotto, A., & Catone, G. (2018). Phantom Phone Signals in youths: Prevalence, correlates and relation to psychopathology. PLoS One, 14(1), [e0210095]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210095

Phantom Phone Signals in youths : Prevalence, correlates and relation to psychopathology. / Pisano, Simone; Muratori, Pietro; Senese, Vincenzo Paolo; Gorga, Chiara; Siciliano, Margherita; Carotenuto, Marco; Iuliano, Raffaella; Bravaccio, Carmela; Signoriello, Simona; Gritti, Antonella; Pascotto, Antonio; Catone, Gennaro.

In: PLoS One, Vol. 14, No. 1, e0210095, 17.12.2018.

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Pisano, Simone ; Muratori, Pietro ; Senese, Vincenzo Paolo ; Gorga, Chiara ; Siciliano, Margherita ; Carotenuto, Marco ; Iuliano, Raffaella ; Bravaccio, Carmela ; Signoriello, Simona ; Gritti, Antonella ; Pascotto, Antonio ; Catone, Gennaro. / Phantom Phone Signals in youths : Prevalence, correlates and relation to psychopathology. In: PLoS One. 2018 ; Vol. 14, No. 1.

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