Development of a scale to measure problem use of short message service: the SMS Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire. |
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| Authors: | J Brian Rutland Tilman Sheets Tony Young |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA. |
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| Abstract: | This exploratory study examines a subset of mobile phone use, the compulsive use of short message service (SMS) text messaging. A measure of SMS use, the SMS Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire (SMS-PUDQ), was developed and found to possess acceptable reliability and validity when compared to other measures such as self-reports of time spent using SMS and scores on a survey of problem mobile phone use. Implications for the field of addiction research, technological and behavioral addictions in particular, are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested. |
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