Cuadrado, EstherRojas, RocíoTabernero, Carmen2022-07-292022-07-292020-07-26Cuadrado E, Rojas R, Tabernero C. Development and Validation of the Social Network Addiction Scale (SNAddS-6S). Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2020 Jul 26;10(3):763-7782174-8144http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3852The use of social networks has increased exponentially, especially among youth. These tools offer many advantages but also carry some risks such as addiction. This points to the need for a valid multifactorial instrument to measure social network addiction, focusing on the core components of addiction that can serve researchers and practitioners. This study set out to validate a reliable multidimensional social network addiction scale based on the six core components of addiction (SNAddS-6S) by using and adapting the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. A total of 369 users of social networks completed a questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, and different competing models were explored. The external validity of the scale was tested across its relations with different measures. Evidence for the validity and reliability of both the multidimensional SNAddS-6S and the unidimensional Short SNAddS-6S was provided. The SNAddS-6S was composed of 18 items and five different factors (time-management, mood modification, relapse, withdrawal, and conflict), with the time-management factor as a higher-order factor integrated by salience and tolerance as sub-factors. The Short SNAddS-6S was composed of six items and a unifactorial structure. This scale could be of relevance for researchers and practitioners to assess the extent to which individuals suffer from social network addiction and to study the potential predictors and risks of such addiction.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Social network addictionScale developmentScale validationConfirmatory and exploratory factor analysesSocial networkingSocial mediaRed socialMedios de comunicación socialesSocial network addiction scaleSNAddS-6SMedical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::AdolescentMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Computing Methodologies::Computer Systems::Computer Communication Networks::Internet::Social MediaMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Communication::Social NetworkingMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Statistics as Topic::Factor Analysis, StatisticalMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Recurrenceresearch article34542510Acceso abierto10.3390/ejihpe100300562254-9625PMC8314296