Social Media Disorder, Mental Health, and Validation of the Chinese Version of 27-Item Social Media Disorder Scale in Chinese College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22073027 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Lei (0000-0003-0937-3420, Hunan Agricultural University), Yaqing Huang (0009-0008-7646-4481, Hunan Agricultural University), Ya Chai (0000-0002-7074-1555, Shanghai International Studies University), Xiaocui Zhang (Central South University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 942720-942720 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.942720 |
| PMID | 35865241 |
| OpenAlex | W4283811067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Objective With the widespread use of social media, excessive use of social media may lead to problematic behaviors such as social media disorder, which has a negative impact on teenagers' mental health. Thus, it is an urgent need to provide a measurement tool to assess social media addiction in different cultures. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of 27-item Social Media Disorder (SMD) Scale (developed using the diagnostic criteria of DSM-V Internet Gaming Disorder) in college students, and to verify its impact on mental health. Methods Two online surveys were conducted among a total of 1,539 Chinese college students, including 1,316 subjects in sample 1 and 223 subjects in sample 2. The discrimination, criterion validity, construct validity and reliability of the Chinese version of SMD-27 scale were examined. Results The Chinese version of SMD-27 scale showed excellent psychometric properties. The item-total correlation coefficients of the scale ranged from 0.31 to 0.56, and the item-dimension correlations of the scale ranged from 0.459 to 0.834. Findings from confirmatory factor analysis indicated a great fit of the model of the Chinese version of SMD-27, with CFI = 0.956, TLI = 0.951, RMSEA = 0.036 in sample one and CFI = 0.970, TLI = 0.967, RMSEA = 0.040 in sample two, thus confirming the second-order factor structure of the scale. The SMD-27 scale showed good internal consistency between two different samples with their respective Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 and 0.92, and good test-retest reliability over a period of 1 month. In addition, multiple regression results generally supported the impact of social media addiction on mental health. Conclusion This study provides evidence that the Chinese version of SMD-27 scale is applicable to Chinese college populations, and it is a promising tool for the study of social media addiction in China
Addiction · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Internet addiction disorder · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Social media · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |