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Psychometric properties of three measures of “Facebook engagement and/or addiction” among a sample of English-speaking Pakistani university students

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Turley, Joanne, Lewis, Christopher Alan, Musharraf, Sadia, Malik, Jamil A. and Breslin, Michael J. (2019) Psychometric properties of three measures of “Facebook engagement and/or addiction” among a sample of English-speaking Pakistani university students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17 . pp. 995-1007. doi:10.1007/s11469-018-9963-z

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Abstract

For researchers interested in measuring the construct of “Facebook engagement and/or addiction,” there are a number of existing measures including the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, the Facebook Intensity Scale, and the Addictive Tendencies Scale. Currently, there is limited data on the psychometric properties of these three scales, especially among South Asian samples. The present aim was to address this shortfall. A sample of 308 English-speaking Pakistani university students completed the scales, in their original English versions, on two occasions separated by four weeks. Results demonstrated that for each of the scales, across both administrations, satisfactory psychometric properties were found, including internal reliability, temporal stability, and construct validity. Moreover, for these three scales, using confirmatory factor analysis, a one-factor structure was generally found to be a good description of the data for both male and female samples. These data provide further evidence for the reliability and validity of three scales concerned with “Facebook engagement and/or addiction.”

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Internet addiction -- Pakistan, Facebook (Electronic resource), Compulsive behavior, Online social networks -- Psychological aspects, Psychometrics
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
ISSN: 1557-1874
Official Date: 15 August 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
15 August 2019Published
16 July 2018Available
2 July 2018Accepted
Volume: 17
Page Range: pp. 995-1007
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-018-9963-z
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9963-z
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