Smartphone Addiction Scale (Short Version)
SAS-SVPermission: Free for research use. Free for non-commercial academic research, with no license fee. Cite the original publication.
A 10-item short-form scale measuring problematic smartphone use, derived from the 33-item Smartphone Addiction Scale and validated with adolescents.
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Reliability & validation
Response anchors
Strongly disagree · Disagree · Weakly disagree · Weakly agree · Agree · Strongly agree
Known limitations
Cutoffs were derived in Korean adolescents and do not transfer directly to other ages or cultures; as with other behavioral-addiction measures, the underlying "addiction" construct is contested.
Original citation
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.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083558Questions researchers ask
What does the SAS-SV measure?
A 10-item short-form scale measuring problematic smartphone use, derived from the 33-item Smartphone Addiction Scale and validated with adolescents.
How many items does the SAS-SV have?
The Smartphone Addiction Scale (Short Version) (SAS-SV) has 10 items.
Is the SAS-SV free to use?
The SAS-SV is free to use for non-commercial academic research. You don't need to pay a license fee, but you should always cite the original publication.
Is the SAS-SV reliable?
Validation studies report Cronbach's α of 0.91. See the reliability section for the population studied and full statistics.
Who developed the SAS-SV, and how do I cite it?
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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083558
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