The Validity and Reliability of the Serbian Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Smartphone use has been rapidly increasing worldwide, which has brought possible smartphone addiction into the focus of research. In order to identify potential smartphone addicts, several scales were developed to assess smartphone addiction. Among them, the Smartphone Addiction Scale was frequently used. The study aimed to test the reliability and validity of the Serbian version of the SAS-SV and estimate smartphone addiction prevalence among medical students. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in December 2018 on a convenience sample of 323 third-year medical students. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed following the well-established guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of self-reported measures. Exploratory factor analysis was used to

SUBMITTER: Nikolic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8835088 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature