Development and validation of the social network addiction scale, SNAddS-6S

  1. Esther Cuadrado 1
  2. Rocío Rojas 2
  3. Carmen Tabernero 1
  1. 1 Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba
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    Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba

    Córdoba, España

    ROR https://ror.org/00j9b6f88

  2. 2 Department of Psychology, University of Córdoba
Revista:
EJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

ISSN: 2174-8144,  2254-9625

Año de publicación: 2020

Título del ejemplar: Developing a messaging graphic for storage times of refrigerated ready-to-eat (RTE) foods for a consumer food safety health campaign

Volumen: 10

Número: 3

Páginas: 763-778

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3390/EJIHPE10030056 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: EJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

Resumen

The use of social networks has increased exponentially, especially among youth. These tools offer many advantages but also carry some risks such as addiction. This points to the need for a valid multifactorial instrument to measure social network addiction, focusing on the core components of addiction that can serve researchers and practitioners. This study set out to validate a reliable multidimensional social network addiction scale based on the six core components of addiction (SNAddS-6S) by using and adapting the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. A total of 369 users of social networks completed a questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, and different competing models were explored. The external validity of the scale was tested across its relations with different measures. Evidence for the validity and reliability of both the multidimensional SNAddS-6S and the unidimensional Short SNAddS-6S was provided. The SNAddS-6S was composed of 18 items and five different factors (time-management, mood modification, relapse, withdrawal, and conflict), with the time-management factor as a higher-order factor integrated by salience and tolerance as sub-factors. The Short SNAddS-6S was composed of six items and a unifactorial structure. This scale could be of relevance for researchers and practitioners to assess the extent to which individuals suffer from social network addiction and to study the potential predictors and risks of such addiction.

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