The Italian Version of Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI-I) for Adolescents: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Relation with Self-Control and Internalized-Externalized Symptoms

The increased smartphone use in adolescence has led clinicians and researchers to carry out in-depth studies on the matter. Adolescents seem to be at risk of smartphone addiction because they are yet to develop self-control in smartphone use. This psychometric study aimed at examining the levels of...

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Published in:International journal of mental health and addiction 2023-06, Vol.21 (3), p.1992-2005
Main Authors: Bassi, Giulia, Lis, Adriana, Marci, Tatiana, Salcuni, Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Addictive behaviors
Behavior
Child development
College students
Colleges & universities
Community and Environmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Participation
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Secondary schools
Self control
Sleep
Smartphones
Teenagers
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Summary:The increased smartphone use in adolescence has led clinicians and researchers to carry out in-depth studies on the matter. Adolescents seem to be at risk of smartphone addiction because they are yet to develop self-control in smartphone use. This psychometric study aimed at examining the levels of validity evidence for the Smartphone Addiction Inventory-Italian (SPAI-I) version for adults, among adolescents. Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the factor structure of the SPAI-I version for adults among adolescents but not the exploratory factor structure for adults of the original Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI). Convergent validity was assessed by examining the relationship between SPAI-I, self-control, and internalized and externalized problems. A total of 446 Italian adolescents (mean age = 16.04, SD = 1.72, 36.3% males) completed the Self-Restraint Subscale of the Adolescent Self-Consciousness and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires—with a specific focus on the subscales of internalized and externalized problems. Present findings suggested that the SPAI-I version could be used to assess smartphone overuse among adolescents according to a multidimensional perspective.
ISSN:1557-1874
1557-1882
DOI:10.1007/s11469-021-00705-w