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Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 1/2020

19.08.2019 | Original Article

Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample

verfasst von: Chung-Ying Lin, Cheng-Kuan Lin, Vida Imani, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir H. Pakpour

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 1/2020

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Abstract

Selfitis—which started off as a hoax but has now been investigated empirically—has been defined as the obsessive–compulsive desire to take photos of oneself and post them on social media. Furthermore, a scale to assess selfitis, the Selfitis Behavior Scale (SBS), has been developed. This study applied advanced psychometric testing methods, including confirmatory factor analysis (utilizing classical test theory) and the Rasch model (utilizing modern test theory), to examine the psychometric properties among Persian speakers (in Iran and Afghanistan). The participants (3163 Iranians and 1100 Afghanistani) completed an online survey posted on Instagram pages. The SBS showed promising properties, including satisfactory reliability (e.g., internal consistency and test–retest reliability), excellent construct validity (e.g., good fit in the CFA and Rasch models), and acceptable measurement invariance across Iranian and Afghan samples. Consequently, the SBS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing selfitis among Persian-speaking samples.
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Metadaten
Titel
Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample
verfasst von
Chung-Ying Lin
Cheng-Kuan Lin
Vida Imani
Mark D. Griffiths
Amir H. Pakpour
Publikationsdatum
19.08.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00124-y

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