Evaluation of the English Version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) among an Adolescent Sample

The increased use of smartphones among adolescents has highlighted the need to distinguish between problematic and non-problematic smartphone use. To date, there are a lack short, easy-to-use, valid psychometric tools assess addiction. primary aim present study was conduct first assessment evaluation Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) English-speaking adolescents. Participants were 1175 students recruited from across four different high schools in New Zealand, which 1031 completed all questions used final analyses. Several tests conducted ascertain reliability validity. SABAS had internal consistency. Consistent with earlier validation studies, displayed weak-moderate, positive relationships symptoms depression (PHQ-2), anxiety (GAD-2), sleep quality. Overall, is sound, unidimensional scale robust properties short easy-to-use measure that can be confidently