Examining the psychometric properties of the Smartphone Addiction Scale and its short version for use with emerging adults in the U.S

Harris, Bethany; McCredie, Morgan; Fields, Sherecce

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2020.100011

Examining the psychometric properties of the Smartphone Addiction Scale and its short version for use with emerging adults in the U.S

The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and Smartphone Addiction Scale – Short Version (SAS-SV) were originally developed and validated for use with South Korean adults and adolescents respectively. Despite being frequently used in U.S. adult populations, neither scale has been validated for this pu…