Reliability and validity of the problematic TikTok Use Scale among the general population
Günlü A, Oral T, Yoo S, Chung S
Frontiers in psychiatry · 12 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- No health outcome
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2023-03-28 · Front Psychiatry · vol. 14 · p. 1068431
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 21 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 9.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 36 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Educational Methods and Impacts
- Keywords
- social media addiction, scale adaptation, Turkish adaptation, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, obsession, escapism, lack of control, psychometric properties, general population
4 authors
From TR, KR
- Aykut GünlüPamukkale University
- Tuncay OralPamukkale University
- Soyoung Yoo · correspondingAsan Medical Center; University of Ulsan
- Seockhoon Chung · correspondingAsan Medical Center; University of Ulsan
Abstract
Introduction
This study aims to provide a scale for measuring problematic TikTok use levels by adapting items from the Instagram Addiction Scale.
Methods
The 372 participants were determined by a convenience sampling method, and data were collected through Google online forms. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were performed for construct validity and criterion-related validity analysis. Criterion-related validity for the Problematic TikTok Use Scale (PTTUS) was tested using correlation analysis between the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale and Social Media Use Disorder Scale.
Results
EFA indicated that a three-factor structure should be formed. The first factor is the sub-dimension of obsession and consists of 4 items, the second factor is the escapism sub-dimension and consists of 6 items, and the third factor is the lack of control sub-dimension and consists of 6 items. The model fit for adapting the PTTUS into Turkish was examined with first-level CFA, χ2/sd, RMSEA, CFI, GFI, AGFI, and SRMR, the obtained values show that the three-factor structure of the scale provides acceptable fit. Reliability analyses showed that Cronbach's alpha internal consistency reliability coefficient ranged from 0.83 to 0.90; McDonald's Omega reliability values was 0.84 to 0.90, and test-retest correlation coefficient ranged from 0.68 to 0.73, indicating sufficient internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
Conclusion
Based on this information, PTTUS is a measurement tool with sufficient psychometric properties that can be applied to determine individuals' levels of problematic TikTok use.
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