Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Arabic Social Media Addiction Scale

Table 1

Means and standard deviations of Social Media Addiction Scale (original in Arabic).

Variable	M	SD
(1) I often find myself using social media longer than intended.	4.20	.95
(2) I often find life to be boring without social media.	3.98	1.09
(3) I often neglect my schoolwork because of my usage of social media.	3.25	1.22
(4) I get irritated when someone interrupts me when I'm using social media.	3.25	1.20
(5) Several days could pass without me feeling the need to use social media.	2.66	1.32
(6) Time passes by without me feeling it when I am using social media.	4.18	.94
(7) I find it difficult to sleep shortly after using social media.	2.89	1.28
(8) I will be upset if I had to cut down the amount of time I spend using social media.	2.89	1.19
(9) My family complain frequently of my preoccupation with social media.	2.90	1.37
(10) My school grades have deteriorated because of my social media usage.	2.44	1.24
(11) I often use social media while driving.	2.66	1.36
(12) I often cancel meeting my friends because of my occupation with social media.	1.67	.97
(13) I find myself thinking about what happened in social media when I am away from them.	3.03	1.24
(14) I feel my social media usage has increased significantly since I began using them.	3.67	1.15

; range = 1–5.