Social Media Disorder Scale (SMD)
Psychology: Social & Relationships1 sample item
About this scale
The SMD is a short and simple scale to diagnose a disorder in social media use. The SMD consists of 9 yes/no questions about feelings about social media.
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
van der Eijnden, R.J.J.M, Lemmens, J.S., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2016). The Social Media Disorder Scale. Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 478-487.
An article about the SMD on the popular psychology website Psychology Today
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