1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University , Tetouan, Morocco .
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail , Kenitra, Morocco .
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2018 May;21(5):325-332. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0411.
The extensive accessibility to smartphones in the last decade raises the concerns of addictive behavior patterns toward these technologies worldwide and in developing countries, and Arabic ones in particular. In an area of stigmatized behavior such as Internet and smartphone addiction, the hypothesis extends to whether there is a reliable instrument that can assess smartphone addiction. To our knowledge, no scale in Arabic language is available to assess maladaptive behavior associated with smartphone use. This study aims to assess the factorial validity and internal reliability of the Arabic Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) in a Moroccan surveyed population. Participants (N = 440 and N = 310) completed an online survey, including SAS, SAS-SV, and questions about sociodemographic status. Factor analysis results showed six factors with factor loading ranging from 0.25 to 0.99 for SAS. Reliability, based on Cronbach's alpha, was excellent (α = 0.94) for this instrument. The SAS-SV showed one factor (unidimensional construct), and internal reliability was in the good range with an alpha coefficient of (α = 0.87). The prevalence of excessive users was 55.8 percent with highest symptom prevalence reported for tolerance and preoccupation. This study proved factor validity of the Arabic SAS and SAS-SV instruments and confirmed their internal reliability.
在过去十年中，智能手机的广泛普及引发了全球范围内对这些技术（包括发展中国家，尤其是阿拉伯国家）产生的成瘾行为模式的担忧。在互联网和智能手机成瘾等污名化行为领域，人们提出了这样一个假设，即是否存在一种可靠的工具可以评估智能手机成瘾。据我们所知，目前还没有阿拉伯语版本的量表可以评估与智能手机使用相关的适应不良行为。本研究旨在评估阿拉伯语智能手机成瘾量表（SAS）和智能手机成瘾量表简版（SAS-SV）在摩洛哥被调查人群中的因子有效性和内部信度。参与者（N=440 和 N=310）完成了一项在线调查，其中包括 SAS、SAS-SV 以及有关社会人口统计学状况的问题。因子分析结果表明，SAS 有六个因子，因子负荷范围为 0.25 到 0.99。根据克朗巴赫α系数，该工具的可靠性非常好（α=0.94）。SAS-SV 显示出一个因子（单维结构），内部信度处于良好范围，α系数为（α=0.87）。过度使用者的患病率为 55.8%，报告的最高症状患病率为耐受性和沉迷。本研究证明了阿拉伯语 SAS 和 SAS-SV 工具的因子有效性，并确认了它们的内部信度。
