Multiple Screen Addiction Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

In daily life, university students spend a significant part of their time in front screens such as phones, tablets, computers and televisions, the general public. Individuals' multi-screen experiences may tend to get out control turn into kind behavioral addiction. Therefore, this study, it is aimed develop valid reliable measurement tool that can be used determining multiple screen addiction levels students. For purpose, multiscreen form created within framework DSM-V criteria literature was applied 216 The collected data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) confirmatory (CFA). As result EFA, structure with 15 items 3 factors formed. There are 8 Compulsive Behavior dimension, Loss Control dimension 4 Excessive Screen Time dimension. determined EFA tested CFA suitable. internal consistency coefficients scale found between .70 .92. Both monothetic polythetic formats criteria. It 4.63% participants criterion 50% addicts.