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      Social networking addiction, attachment style, and validation of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale

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          Abstract

          Aim

          Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) remains few, and none have been validated in the Italian language. Consequently, this study tested the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), as well as providing empirical data concerning the relationship between attachment styles and SNS addiction.

          Methods

          A total of 769 participants were recruited to this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and multigroup analyses were applied to assess construct validity of the Italian version of the BSMAS. Reliability analyses comprised the average variance extracted, the standard error of measurement, and the factor determinacy coefficient.

          Results

          Indices obtained from the CFA showed the Italian version of the BSMAS to have an excellent fit of the model to the data, thus confirming the single-factor structure of the instrument. Measurement invariance was established at configural, metric, and strict invariances across age groups, and at configural and metric levels across gender groups. Internal consistency was supported by several indicators. In addition, the theoretical associations between SNS addiction and attachment styles were generally supported.

          Conclusion

          This study provides evidence that the Italian version of the BSMAS is a psychometrically robust tool that can be used in future Italian research into social networking addiction.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                jba
                2006
                Journal of Behavioral Addictions
                J Behav Addict
                Akadémiai Kiadó (Budapest )
                2062-5871
                2063-5303
                11 May 2017
                June 2017
                : 6
                : 2
                : 178-186
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ]Department of Humanities, University of Foggia , Foggia, Italy
                [ 2 ]International Gaming Research Unit, Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, UK
                [ 3 ]Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro , Bari, Italy
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author: Lucia Monacis; Department of Humanities, University of Foggia, via Arpi, 175, 71100 Foggia, Italy; E-mail: lucia.monacis@ 123456unifg.it
                Article
                10.1556/2006.6.2017.023
                5520120
                28494648
                cc3c7fb3-1047-4b36-b250-c9908fbb1e65
                © 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
                : 13 November 2016
                : 27 March 2017
                : 28 March 2017
                Page count
                Figures: 1, Tables: 5, Equations: 0, References: 64, Pages: 9
                Funding
                Funding sources: None.
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                Medicine,Psychology,Social & Behavioral Sciences,Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                psychometric validation,social networking addiction,behavioral addictions,attachment style

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