This study aims to validate a scale to measure addiction to social media (SMAS) for the Portuguese population (SMAS-PV). The original 14 items' SMAS was translated and back-translated from English to Portuguese. Psychometric scale validation procedures were followed. SMAS-PV'...
Data were collected with a Questionnaire form, the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS), and Emotional Eating Scale (EES-C). 24.4% of adolescents are social media addicts. No relationship was found between adolescents’ social appearance anxiety, social media...
Social media addiction has a negative effect on one’s daily lifestyle and impacts one’s physical and psychological health, such as in increased feelings of loneliness. This study examined the prevalence of social media addiction and loneliness and the
The Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used to assess social media addiction, depression, and anxiety, respectively. Results: A total of 90 nursing students participated in the study, of which 82 ...
Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Arabic Social Media Addiction Scale This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the SMAS. SMAS is a variant of IAT customized to measure addiction to social media instead of the Internet as a whole. Using a self-report...
Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF), Big Five Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Social Self-Esteem Inventory were used to collect data. Results: Overall, 116 medical students were included in the survey. The median age of the participants was 26 years...
The personal information form prepared by the researcher, the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS), and the Cyber Victim and Bullying Scale (CVBS) were used to collect the data. To analyze data number (n), percentage (%), mean, median and standard deviation (SD), Mann鈥揥hitney U test ...
Findings: The average Cyberloafing Scale (CLS) total score of the students was 87.71 卤 18.55, while the average Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) total score was 71.30 卤 19.85. A positive and moderately significant relationship was found between the CLS and SMAS scores (p < 0.01). ...
Excessive attachment to social media, a constant desire to be online, being driven by uncontrollable motivation, and the negative impact of this situation on other significant areas of life are considered as social media addiction. In this study, the Social Media Addiction Scale Student...
A sociodemographic data form, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), and the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) were administered. The results revealed the presence of emotion recognition deficits among individuals with SNS addiction, relative to non-addicts. RMET positive and negative ...