Psychometric validation of the Bangla Digital Addiction Scale for Teenagers and its associated factors among adolescents: MeLiSA study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital addiction among adolescents is an escalating concern with profound psychological implications, yet validated tools to measure it and studies exploring its relationship remain limited.

Aims

To validate the Bangla Digital Addiction Scale for Teenagers (Bangla DAST) and identify factors of digital addiction among Bangladeshi adolescents.

Methods

Using a two-stage stratified cluster sampling method, data from 1496 adolescents in Bangladesh were collected and analysed using non-parametric tests, Spearman correlations and multiple regression models.

Results

The two-factor structure, encompassing attachment to digital devices (Factor 1) and compulsive use in different places (Factor 2) was supported by confirmatory factor analysis (comparative fit i

SUBMITTER: Al-Mamun F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001953 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature