Development of a scale to measure problem use of short message service: the SMS problem use diagnostic questionnaire
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This exploratory study examines a subset of mobile phone use, the compulsive use of short message service (SMS) text messaging. A measure of SMS use, the SMS Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire (SMS-PUDQ), was developed and found to possess acceptable reliability and validity when compared to other measures such as self-reports of time spent using SMS and scores on a survey of problem mobile phone use. Implications for the field of addiction research, technological and behavioral addictions in particular, are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested.
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Some authors have based their research on the criteria of Internet addiction or general behavioral addiction, which had clear support on the criteria established from substance abuse research.
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- Rutland, J. B., Sheets, T., & Young, T.
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- Louisiana Tech University (US)
- ORCID
- Rutland, J. Brian
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- CyberPsychology & Behavior
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- SAGE Publications
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- 2007-12
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 841-844
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- 1094-9313 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-8364
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- journal article
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- en
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- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Keywords
- short message service, text messaging, compulsive use, scale development, behavioral addiction, technology addiction, reliability and validity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Communication, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Behavior, Addictive, Electronic Mail, Cell Phone
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