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Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student

The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of four instruments related to internet use, namely the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), (nine-item) Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Short Form (IGDS9-SF), and Nomophobia Question...

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Main Authors: Tung, Serene En Hui, Gan, Wan Ying, Chen, Jung Sheng, Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip, Pramukti, Iqbal, Siti R. Nadhiroh, Chang, Yen Ling, Lin, Chien Chin, Pakpour, Amir H., Lin, Chung Ying, Griffiths, Mark D.
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101965/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1019652023-08-22T03:42:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101965/ Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student Tung, Serene En Hui Gan, Wan Ying Chen, Jung Sheng Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip Pramukti, Iqbal Siti R. Nadhiroh Chang, Yen Ling Lin, Chien Chin Pakpour, Amir H. Lin, Chung Ying Griffiths, Mark D. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of four instruments related to internet use, namely the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), (nine-item) Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Short Form (IGDS9-SF), and Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMPQ) as well as their associations with psychological distress among Malaysian university students. A total of 380 Malaysian university students (71.6% females, mean age 24.0 years) were recruited through convenience sampling and completed an online survey including questions concerning socio-demographic background, social media addiction, smartphone addiction, internet gaming disorder, and nomophobia. Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis were applied to evaluate the psychometric properties of the instruments and Cronbach’s alpha value and McDonald’s omega value were used to confirm the internal consistency reliability of the instruments. The unidimensional structure was confirmed for the BSMAS, SABAS, and IGDS9-SF while the four-factor structure was confirmed for NMPQ. All instruments showed good internal consistency reliability. Promising validity and reliability were confirmed for BSMAS, SABAS, IGDS9-SF, and NMPQ. Therefore, they are useful to assess different types of problematic internet use among university students in Malaysia. Furthermore, a significant association was observed between internet use and psychological distress. The present study is the first to investigate the validity and reliability of BSMAS, SABAS, IGDS9-SF, and NMPQ among Malaysian university students using rigorous psychometric testing methods (i.e., Rasch analysis). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 Article PeerReviewed Tung, Serene En Hui and Gan, Wan Ying and Chen, Jung Sheng and Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip and Pramukti, Iqbal and Siti R. Nadhiroh and Chang, Yen Ling and Lin, Chien Chin and Pakpour, Amir H. and Lin, Chung Ying and Griffiths, Mark D. (2022) Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student. Healthcare, 10 (8). art. no. 1448. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2227-9032 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1448 10.3390/healthcare10081448
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description The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of four instruments related to internet use, namely the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), (nine-item) Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Short Form (IGDS9-SF), and Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMPQ) as well as their associations with psychological distress among Malaysian university students. A total of 380 Malaysian university students (71.6% females, mean age 24.0 years) were recruited through convenience sampling and completed an online survey including questions concerning socio-demographic background, social media addiction, smartphone addiction, internet gaming disorder, and nomophobia. Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis were applied to evaluate the psychometric properties of the instruments and Cronbach’s alpha value and McDonald’s omega value were used to confirm the internal consistency reliability of the instruments. The unidimensional structure was confirmed for the BSMAS, SABAS, and IGDS9-SF while the four-factor structure was confirmed for NMPQ. All instruments showed good internal consistency reliability. Promising validity and reliability were confirmed for BSMAS, SABAS, IGDS9-SF, and NMPQ. Therefore, they are useful to assess different types of problematic internet use among university students in Malaysia. Furthermore, a significant association was observed between internet use and psychological distress. The present study is the first to investigate the validity and reliability of BSMAS, SABAS, IGDS9-SF, and NMPQ among Malaysian university students using rigorous psychometric testing methods (i.e., Rasch analysis).
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author Tung, Serene En Hui
Gan, Wan Ying
Chen, Jung Sheng
Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip
Pramukti, Iqbal
Siti R. Nadhiroh
Chang, Yen Ling
Lin, Chien Chin
Pakpour, Amir H.
Lin, Chung Ying
Griffiths, Mark D.
spellingShingle Tung, Serene En Hui
Gan, Wan Ying
Chen, Jung Sheng
Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip
Pramukti, Iqbal
Siti R. Nadhiroh
Chang, Yen Ling
Lin, Chien Chin
Pakpour, Amir H.
Lin, Chung Ying
Griffiths, Mark D.
Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
author_facet Tung, Serene En Hui
Gan, Wan Ying
Chen, Jung Sheng
Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip
Pramukti, Iqbal
Siti R. Nadhiroh
Chang, Yen Ling
Lin, Chien Chin
Pakpour, Amir H.
Lin, Chung Ying
Griffiths, Mark D.
author_sort Tung, Serene En Hui
title Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
title_short Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
title_full Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
title_fullStr Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
title_full_unstemmed Internet-related instruments (Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, and Nomophobia Questionnaire) and their associations with distress among Malaysian university student
title_sort internet-related instruments (bergen social media addiction scale, smartphone application-based addiction scale, internet gaming disorder scale-short form, and nomophobia questionnaire) and their associations with distress among malaysian university student
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101965/
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1448
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