Psychometric properties of the Serbian Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) and validation of the English version among non-native English speakers problematic smartphone use and smartphone addiction

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Vujić, A, Volarov, M, Latas, M, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Szabo, A, 2023. Psychometric properties of the Serbian Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) and validation of the English version among non-native English speakers problematic smartphone use and smartphone addiction. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. ISSN 1557-1874

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01013-1

Abstract

The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Serbian Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) and the original English version of the same scale administered to a Serbian-speaking sample. In Study 1, 599 participants completed Serbian SABAS, with 189 having both test and retest data. Results suggested good internal consistency (α = .81) and test–retest reliability (ICC = .795, p < .001, 95% CI [.731, .844], rtest-retest = .803) of the scale. Convergent validity of the SABAS was evaluated through correlations with the Smartphone Addiction Scale–Short Version (SAS-SV), as well as with anxiety, depression, worry, duration, and purpose of smartphone use. Divergent validity of the SABAS was evaluated through comparing the correlations with entertainment and productive smartphone use. The modified CFA model showed an acceptable fit (χ2(8) = 25.53, p = .001, CFI = .961, TLI = .926, RMSEA = .096, SRMR = .042), confirming the unidimensionality of the SABAS. In the second study, the English SABAS, completed by 335 non-native speakers from Serbia, also showed a good fit of the single-factor model (χ2(9) = 12.56, p = .184, CFI = .990, TLI = .984, RMSEA = .036, SRMR = 0.026), and good psychometric features. Based on the study’s findings, the Serbian version of SABAS is a reliable and valid measure for screening the risk of smartphone addiction. Moreover, the English version can be used among non-native Serbian English speakers.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Creators:	Vujić, A., Volarov, M., Latas, M., Griffiths, M.D. and Szabo, A.
Publisher:	Springer
Date:	27 March 2023
ISSN:	1557-1874
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s11469-023-01013-1 DOI 1746305 Other
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Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	30 Mar 2023 08:43
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2023 08:43
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48662