Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale in a Younger Population

By K. Demi̇rci̇, H. Orhan, Arif Demirdaş, A. Akpınar, H. Sert. 2014

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What type of content are smartphone users addicted to?: SNS vs. games (2016, background): “Although smartphone addiction could be similar to television or Internet addiction, the tendency could be stronger because of the increased portability and connectivity of smartphones (Demirci et al., 2014; Kwon et al., 2013).”
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version among university students (2015, unknown): “Demirci ve arkadaşlarının bir devlet üniversitesinde yaptıkları çalışmada, Türk toplumundaki akıllı telefon bağımlılığı riski düşük olarak belirtilmiştir.(13) Özel bir üniversitede gerçekleştirdiğimiz bu çalışmada ise elde edilen oranlar Kore örneklemine yakın oranlardır.”
Relationship of Smartphone Use Severity with Sleep Quality, Depression, and Anxiety in University Students (2015, methodology): “The findings of the present study confirmed the results of previous studies (e.g., Demirci et al., 2014; South Korea National Information Society Agency, 2011).”
Smartphone addiction and its relationship with social anxiety and loneliness (2016, background): “The validity and reliability of the SAS for university students was examined in a study conducted in Turkey by Demirci et al. (2014), which confirmed that the scale was reliable and valid in determining the risk of smartphone addiction in young individuals.”