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Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents: Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample
Large-scale validation research on instruments measuring problematic social media use (SMU) is scarce. Using a nationally representative sample of 6,626 Dutch adolescents aged 12 to 16 years, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the nine-item Social Media Disorder scale. The str...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9597146/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34189943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911211027232 |
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author | Boer, Maartje Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M. Finkenauer, Catrin Koning, Ina M. van den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. |
author_facet | Boer, Maartje Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M. Finkenauer, Catrin Koning, Ina M. van den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. |
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description | Large-scale validation research on instruments measuring problematic social media use (SMU) is scarce. Using a nationally representative sample of 6,626 Dutch adolescents aged 12 to 16 years, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the nine-item Social Media Disorder scale. The structural validity was solid, because one underlying factor was identified, with adequate factor loadings. The internal consistency was good, but the test information was most reliable at moderate to high scores on the scale’s continuum. The factor structure was measurement invariant across different subpopulations. Three subgroups were identified, distinguished by low, medium, and high probabilities of endorsing the criteria. Higher levels of problematic SMU were associated with higher probabilities of mental, school, and sleep problems, confirming adequate criterion validity. Girls, lower educated adolescents, 15-year-olds, and non-Western adolescents were most likely to report problematic SMU. Given its good psychometric properties, the scale is suitable for research on problematic SMU among adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-95971462022-10-27 Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents: Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample Boer, Maartje Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M. Finkenauer, Catrin Koning, Ina M. van den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. Assessment Articles Large-scale validation research on instruments measuring problematic social media use (SMU) is scarce. Using a nationally representative sample of 6,626 Dutch adolescents aged 12 to 16 years, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the nine-item Social Media Disorder scale. The structural validity was solid, because one underlying factor was identified, with adequate factor loadings. The internal consistency was good, but the test information was most reliable at moderate to high scores on the scale’s continuum. The factor structure was measurement invariant across different subpopulations. Three subgroups were identified, distinguished by low, medium, and high probabilities of endorsing the criteria. Higher levels of problematic SMU were associated with higher probabilities of mental, school, and sleep problems, confirming adequate criterion validity. Girls, lower educated adolescents, 15-year-olds, and non-Western adolescents were most likely to report problematic SMU. Given its good psychometric properties, the scale is suitable for research on problematic SMU among adolescents. SAGE Publications 2021-06-30 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9597146/ /pubmed/34189943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911211027232 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Articles Boer, Maartje Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M. Finkenauer, Catrin Koning, Ina M. van den Eijnden, Regina J. J. M. Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents: Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title | Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents:
Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title_full | Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents:
Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title_fullStr | Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents:
Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents:
Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title_short | Validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Adolescents:
Findings From a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Sample |
title_sort | validation of the social media disorder scale in adolescents:
findings from a large-scale nationally representative sample |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9597146/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34189943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911211027232 |
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