Validation of the Greek Version of Social Media Disorder Scale

Ioulia Kokka; Iraklis Mourikis; Maria Michou; Dimitrios Vlachakis; Christina Darviri; Ioannis Zervas; Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein; Flora Bacopoulou

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78775-2_13

Validation of the Greek Version of Social Media Disorder Scale

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021:1338:107-116. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-78775-2_13.

Authors

Ioulia Kokka¹, Iraklis Mourikis², Maria Michou^{1

3}, Dimitrios Vlachakis^{4

5}, Christina Darviri¹, Ioannis Zervas⁶, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein^{1

7}, Flora Bacopoulou^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Course of Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Outpatient Specialty Clinic for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Behavioral Therapy, First Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Human Ecology Laboratory, Department of Home Economics and Ecology, Harokopio University, Kallithea, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
⁵ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
⁶ First Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁷ First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁸ Postgraduate Course of Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. bacopouf@hotmail.com.
⁹ University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. bacopouf@hotmail.com.

PMID: 34973015
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78775-2_13

Abstract

Social media platforms have gained ground in the day-to-day life of the vast majority of people globally. Growing evidence suggests that social media overuse can take a pathological form, and users can exhibit behaviors similar to those appearing in several types of addiction. The aim of this study was to validate the Greek version of the Social Media Disorder Scale (SMDS) among young adults. An online survey was conducted among Greek adults, aged 18-29 years old. A total of 251 respondents voluntarily participated. Internal consistency, criterion, and construct validity were examined. Results suggest that the Greek version of SMDS shows good psychometric properties. Internal consistency was above the acceptable margin, with a satisfying Cronbach's α coefficient. Correlations with other addiction-related constructs were found to be moderate. Construct validity of the scale was evaluated with exploratory factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a single factor model, which explained almost half of the total variance. The Greek version of SMDS is a psychometrically sound and valid instrument, which researchers and practitioners can use to assess social media addiction in young adults.

Keywords: Addictive behaviors; Compulsive behaviors; Internet addiction; Social media; Social media disorder scale; Young adults.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Behavior, Addictive* / diagnosis
Humans
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Social Media*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult