Assessing Risk for Smartphone Addiction: Validation of an Arabic Version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale

摘要: The Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) is a brief measure that can be used to screen for risk associated with smartphone addiction. While it has been validated in number of languages, an Arabic version yet tested. This study aimed test the construct validity language SABAS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and maximum likelihood estimation. A sample 453 Emirati (citizens United Arab Emirates) young adults (Mage = 20.32, SD = 1.53; 117 males [25.8%]) completed measure, which was translated recommended back-translation procedures, measures depression, anxiety, stress, self-reported their daily duration use, as well demographic information. CFA results supported unidimensional structure data met indices indicative acceptable model fit (λ range 0.45 0.66). displayed satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.71) convergent validity. Correlations between use were statistically significant, but small magnitude (r ranged 0.11 0.25). availability will facilitate conduct addiction research Arabic-speaking world. However, present study’s should viewed preliminary evidence its psychometric properties. Further investigation larger more diverse samples participants required.