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Social networking addiction, attachment style, and validation of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale

AIM: Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) remains few, and none have been validated in the Italian language. Consequently, this study tested the psychom...

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Autores principales: Monacis, Lucia, de Palo, Valeria, Griffiths, Mark D., Sinatra, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akadémiai Kiadó 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5520120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.023
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Sumario:AIM: Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) remains few, and none have been validated in the Italian language. Consequently, this study tested the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), as well as providing empirical data concerning the relationship between attachment styles and SNS addiction. METHODS: A total of 769 participants were recruited to this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and multigroup analyses were applied to assess construct validity of the Italian version of the BSMAS. Reliability analyses comprised the average variance extracted, the standard error of measurement, and the factor determinacy coefficient. RESULTS: Indices obtained from the CFA showed the Italian version of the BSMAS to have an excellent fit of the model to the data, thus confirming the single-factor structure of the instrument. Measurement invariance was established at configural, metric, and strict invariances across age groups, and at configural and metric levels across gender groups. Internal consistency was supported by several indicators. In addition, the theoretical associations between SNS addiction and attachment styles were generally supported. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that the Italian version of the BSMAS is a psychometrically robust tool that can be used in future Italian research into social networking addiction.