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Validation of a Malay version of the smartphone addiction scale among medical students in Malaysia


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Ching, Siew Mooi and Yee, Anne and Ramachandran, Vasudevan and Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Foo, Loke Loong and Hoo, Fan Kee (2015) Validation of a Malay version of the smartphone addiction scale among medical students in Malaysia. PLOS ONE, 10 (10). art. no. e0139337. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1932-6203

Abstract

Introduction: This study was initiated to determine the psychometric properties of the Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS) by translating and validating this scale into the Malay language (SAS-M), which is the main language spoken in Malaysia. This study can distinguish smart phone and internet addiction among multi-ethnic Malaysian medical students. In addition, the reliability and validity of the SAS was also demonstrated. Materials and Methods: A total of 228 participants were selected between August 2014 and September 2014 to complete a set of questionnaires, including the SAS and the modified Kimberly Young Internet addiction test (IAT) in the Malay language. Results: There were 99 males and 129 females with ages ranging from 19 to 22 years old (21.7±1.1) included in this study. Descriptive and factor analyses, intra-class coefficients, t-tests and correlation analyses were conducted to verify the reliability and validity of the SAS. Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (p <0.01), and the Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy for the SAS-M was 0.92, indicating meritoriously that the factor analysis was appropriate. The internal consistency and concurrent validity of the SAS-M were verified (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.94). All of the subscales of the SAS-M, except for positive anticipation, were significantly related to the Malay version of the IAT. Conclusions: This study developed the first smart phone addiction scale among medical students. This scale was shown to be reliable and valid in the Malay language.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139337
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Keywords: Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS)
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2018 07:05
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2019 01:18
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46845
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