Exploring the Dimensions of Smartphone Distraction: Development, Validation, Measurement Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS)

Exploring the Dimensions of Smartphone Distraction: Development, Validation, Measurement Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS)

Background: Distraction is a functional emotion regulation strategy utilized to relieve emotional distress. Within the attention economy perspective, distraction is increasingly associated with digital technology use, performance impairments and interference with higher-order cognitive processes. Re...

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Main Authors: Melina A. Throuvala, Halley M. Pontes, Ioannis Tsaousis, Mark D. Griffiths, Mike Rennoldson, Daria J. Kuss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
smartphone use
distraction
attention
social media use
smartphone distraction scale
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.642634/full

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