Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Institute of Education, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, 31-007 Kraków, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Aug 2;20(15):6509. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20156509.
This work aimed to validate the use of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS) in Italy. The SDS was devised to assess distraction related to smartphone use in adult populations. A cross-sectional study was conducted among = 609 adults (females = 76.4%; mean age = 30.26; SD age = 9.90). An assessment of the factorial structure of the Italian version was carried out using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The four factors identified by Throuvala and colleagues were confirmed (i.e., attention impulsiveness, online vigilance, multitasking and emotion regulation). Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.703-0.889). The scale's scores showed significant linear correlations with validated instruments, including the Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale (MPPUS)and the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ). A multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences in the means among participants belonging to different age groups (born before 1995 vs. born after 1996). In summary, the good psychometric properties observed led us to assume that this instrument can be applied and used in Italian studies to assess the cognitive dimension of distraction related to the use of smartphones.
本研究旨在验证 Smartphone Distraction Scale（SDS）在意大利的适用性。SDS 旨在评估与智能手机使用相关的成人人群的注意力分散情况。一项横断面研究在 609 名成年人（女性占 76.4%；平均年龄为 30.26 岁；年龄标准差为 9.90）中进行。使用探索性因子分析（EFA）和验证性因子分析（CFA）对意大利版本的因子结构进行评估。Throuvala 及其同事确定的四个因素得到了确认（即注意力冲动、在线警觉、多任务处理和情绪调节）。使用 Cronbach's alpha 系数（0.703-0.889）评估可靠性。该量表的得分与经过验证的量表（包括 Mobile Phone Problematic Use Scale（MPPUS）和 Cognitive Failures Questionnaire（CFQ））呈显著线性相关。多变量方差分析显示，属于不同年龄组的参与者（1995 年前出生与 1996 年后出生）的均值存在显著差异。综上所述，观察到的良好心理测量特性使我们假设该工具可用于意大利研究，以评估与智能手机使用相关的认知维度的注意力分散情况。
