The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction
Pakpour A, Jafari E, Zanjanchi F, Potenza M, Lin C. The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2023, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01216-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial media addictionPsychological distressMedia addictionInternet addictionFactor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisPromising psychometric propertiesExploratory factor analysisMood modificationRasch modelDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleStrong factor loadingsInternal consistencyPsychometric evidenceAddictionEarly interventionSecond sampleFactor loadingsPsychometric testingOnline surveyDistressItemsFirst sample