Smartphone Addiction Scale (and Short Version).

SAS / SAS-SV

What it measures

Problematic/excessive smartphone use (daily-life disturbance, withdrawal, cyberspace orientation, overuse, tolerance)

Length and format

33 (SAS); 10 (SAS-SV short version). 6-point Likert (1-6); summed; sex-specific SAS-SV cut-offs proposed (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, IT, ZH, AR, FA, TR, PT; SAS-SV very widely adapted

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Kwon, M., Kim, D. J., Cho, H., & Yang, S. (2013). The Smartphone Addiction Scale: Development and validation of a short version for adolescents. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83558.