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Open Access 01-08-2021 | Addiction | Original Article

Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS)

Authors: Paolo Soraci, Ambra Ferrari, Urso Antonino, Mark D. Griffiths

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 4/2021

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS; Csibi et al., International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16, 393–403, 2018), a short and easy to use six-item tool for screening the risk of addiction to smartphone-based applications. A further goal was to explore the impact on smartphone addiction of several variables related to smartphone use habits, perceived quality of life, and sociability measures. The data were collected online from 205 Italian-speaking volunteers (128 males and 77 females aged 18 to 99 years). The psychometric instruments included in the study were the SABAS and the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q). Psychometric testing showed that the six items included in the SABAS comprised a unidimensional factor with good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = .890). Therefore, the SABAS appears to be a reliable instrument to assess the risk of addiction to smartphone apps. Moreover, longer daily time spent using the smartphone was found to be positively correlated with the total SABAS and NMP-Q scores, while perceived quality of life and self-reported sociability were found to be negatively correlated with such scores.

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Title: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS)
Authors: Paolo Soraci
Ambra Ferrari
Urso Antonino
Mark D. Griffiths
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Addiction
Addiction
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00222-2

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