Development of a Facebook Addiction Scale

The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), initially a pool of 18 items, three reflecting each of the six core elements of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse), was constructed and administered to 423 students together with several other standardized...

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Published in:Psychological reports Vol. 110; no. 2; p. 501
Main Authors: Andreassen, Cecilie Schou, Torsheim, Torbjørn, Brunborg, Geir Scott, Pallesen, Ståle
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.04.2012
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis
Behavior, Addictive - psychology
Female
Humans
Internet
Male
Mass Screening
Norway
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Social Networking
Students - psychology
Young Adult
Norway
ISSN:0033-2941
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Summary:The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), initially a pool of 18 items, three reflecting each of the six core elements of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse), was constructed and administered to 423 students together with several other standardized self-report scales (Addictive Tendencies Scale, Online Sociability Scale, Facebook Attitude Scale, NEO-FFI, BIS/BAS scales, and Sleep questions). That item within each of the six addiction elements with the highest corrected item-total correlation was retained in the final scale. The factor structure of the scale was good (RMSEA = .046, CFI = .99) and coefficient alpha was .83. The 3-week test-retest reliability coefficient was .82. The scores converged with scores for other scales of Facebook activity. Also, they were positively related to Neuroticism and Extraversion, and negatively related to Conscientiousness. High scores on the new scale were associated with delayed bedtimes and rising times.
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ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/02.09.18.PR0.110.2.501-517