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Emerging adults and Facebook use: the validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS)
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Based on the six key components of addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS)
is a widely used instrument to assess Facebook addiction. This study aimed to conduct a
psychometric validation in a Portuguese sample of emerging adults (ages 18 to 29 years). The
construct validity analyses confirmed the one-factor solution and a statistically significant
association found between Facebook addiction and Preference for Online Social Interaction,
measured by the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2, warranted the scale criterion
validity. Internal consistency was scrutinized using Cronbach’s α (α = .87) and stability
measured by test-retest (r = .94). Associations between BFAS scores and Brief Symptom
Inventory dimensions scores (e.g., interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety) and the
GPIUS2 subscale, deficient self-regulation, scores were evaluated. A subsample with higher
levels of addiction was analyzed. In summary, the results of the present study support the use
of the Portuguese version of the BFAS in both research and clinical milieus. Further implica tions for research and practice were considered.
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Behavioral addiction Social networking sites Bergen Facebook addiction scale (BFAS) Portuguese psychometric studies Emerging adults . Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades
Citation
Veiga, G. F., Sotero, L., Pontes, H. M., Cunha, D., Portugal, A., & Relvas, A. P. (2019). Emerging adults and Facebook use: the validation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17(2), 279-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-0018-2
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Springer