Reliability and Validity Study of the Social Media Addiction Scale: | ||||
| مجلة إتحاد الجامعات العربية لبحوث الإعلام و تکنولوجيا الإتصال | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 2023, Issue 11, July 2023, Page 1-21 PDF (759.53 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jcts.2024.345008 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Aljawhara Owaid A Almutarie | ||||
| * Assistant professor of media and mass communication at king Saud University,Saudi Arabia – Riyadh -Knig Saud University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Social media addiction (SMA) has become a prevalent issue among individuals worldwide, including students at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. To address the lack of a validated and reliable measurement tool for assessing SMA in this context, the current study aimed to develop and validate the Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF). A literature review was conducted to identify the relevant dimensions of SMA. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were employed to validate the SMAS-SF. The findings demonstrated that the SMAS-SF possesses strong psychometric properties, including construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal consistency reliability. The SMAS-SF comprises 23 items measuring four factors: virtual tolerance, virtual communication, virtual problem, and virtual information. This scale can be effectively used to assess SMA among students aged 18-30 years. Future research could explore the relationship between the SMAS-SF and various variables and investigate its applicability in diverse populations. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Social media addiction - King Saud University - scale development; reliability and validity | ||||
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