- Title
- Psychometric properties of the Bergen social media addiction scale : an analysis using item response theory
- Creator
- Zarate, Daniel; Hobson, Ben; March, Evita; Griffiths, Mark; Stavropoulos, Vasileios
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/196194
- Identifier
- vital:18681
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100473
- Identifier
- ISSN:2352-8532 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background: Social media use has become an everyday behavior in contemporary life resulting in increased participation. A minority of individuals, especially younger adults, may engage excessively with the medium, resulting in the emergence of problematic social media use (PSMU). One way of assessing PSMU is by administering the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). The present study investigated the psychometric properties and prevalence of the BSMAS using Item Response Theory (IRT). Additionally, it evaluated risk factors such as gender and age. Methods: A relatively large community sample (N = 968, Mage = 29.5 years, SD = 9.36, 32.5% women) completed the BSMAS online. Results: IRT analyses showed differences regarding the BSMAS items’ discrimination, difficulty, and reliability capacities, with a raw score exceeding 26 (out of 30) indicating a higher risk of PSMU (n = 11; 1.1%). Females and younger participants were at greater risk of developing PSMU. Conclusion: The BSMAS functions as a reliable measure of PSMU, particularly between average to high levels of the trait. Additionally, younger participants were shown to be at higher risk of PSMU suggesting that prevention and intervention protocols should focus on this group. © 2022 The Author(s)
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Relation
- Addictive Behaviors Reports Vol. 17, no. (2023), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2022 The Author(s)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology; 5202 Biological psychology; 5203 Clinical and health psychology; Confirmatory factor analysis; Item response theory; Problematic social media use; Psychometrics; Social media addiction
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