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      Factorial validity of the Problematic Facebook Use Scale for adolescents and young adults

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          Abstract

          Background and aims

          Recent research on problematic Facebook use has highlighted the need to develop a specific theory-driven measure to assess this potential behavioral addiction. The aim of the present study was to examine the factorial validity of the Problematic Facebook Use Scale (PFUS) adapted from Caplan’s Generalized Problematic Internet Scale model.

          Methods

          A total of 1,460 Italian adolescents and young adults (aged 14–29 years) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed in order to assess the factorial validity of the scale.

          Results

          Results revealed that the factor structure of the PFUS provided a good fit to the data. Furthermore, results of the multiple group analyses supported the invariance of the model across age and gender groups.

          Discussion and conclusions

          This study provides evidence supporting the factorial validity of the PFUS. This new scale provides a theory-driven tool to assess problematic use of Facebook among male and female adolescents and young adults.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                J Behav Addict
                J Behav Addict
                jba
                JBA
                Journal of Behavioral Addictions
                Akadémiai Kiadó (Budapest )
                2062-5871
                2063-5303
                14 February 2017
                March 2017
                : 6
                : 1
                : 5-10
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università degli Studi di Padova , Padova, Italy
                [2 ]Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University , London, UK
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author: Marcantonio M. Spada; Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Rd., London SE1 0AA, UK; Phone: +44 020 7815 5760; E-mail: spadam@ 123456lsbu.ac.uk
                Article
                10.1556/2006.6.2017.004
                5572996
                28198639
                553ff40d-2168-42e6-a70c-428fa030c1d3
                © 2017 The Author(s)

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited.

                History
                : 16 December 2016
                : 17 January 2017
                : 19 January 2017
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 3, Equations: 0, References: 31, Pages: 6
                Funding
                Funding sources: No financial support was received for this study.
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                adolescents,problematic facebook use,factorial validation,internet,young adults

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