ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

The Smartphone Addiction Measure (SAM): Subscales, Validity, and Reliability

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Experimental Psychology

  • Taylor Bradish
    The University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Janie Wilson
    Georgia Southern University

Abstract

We created the Smartphone Addiction Measure (SAM) as well as tested validity and reliability. Principle components analysis revealed several factors generally associated with addiction, including salience, mood modification, withdrawal, and conflict, providing further support for the scale as a valid measure of addictive behavior related to smartphone use.

Substance Abuse and Addiction