Portuguese validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale: an Empirical Study

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Pontes, H.M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8020-7623, Andreassen, C.S. and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, 2016. Portuguese validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale: an Empirical Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 14 (6), pp. 1062-1073. ISSN 1557-1874

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9694-y

Abstract

Previous research on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) addiction have suggest the need to improve assessment of this behavioral addiction. The present study aimed at validating a Portuguese version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), a widely used instrument to assess addiction to Facebook. A study was conducted in a sample of 509 Portuguese adolescent using an online survey. The psychometric properties (construct validity, criterion validity, and reliability) of the Portuguese BFAS was scrutinized. The results from the psychometric analyses suggested that the new validated instrument had excellent psychometric properties. The CFA confirmed the original one-factor solution of the BFAS and criterion validity was warranted. The reliability of the BFAS was supported by satisfactory levels of internal consistency as measured by the Cronbach’s alpha (α = .83), composite reliability (CR = .82), and factor determinacy (FD = .91). Overall, the results provided empirical support for the validity and reliability of the Portuguese BFAS. Moreover, the results were highly comparable with the findings of the original development study of the BFAS and cross-cultural support for the scale was obtained.

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Journal article

Publication Title:

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Creators:

Pontes, H.M., Andreassen, C.S. and Griffiths, M.D.

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Springer

Date:

December 2016

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