10.6084/m9.figshare.6273125.v1 Hugo Rafael de Souza e Silva Hugo Rafael de Souza e Silva Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco Paulo Bandiera-Paiva Paulo Bandiera-Paiva Pauliana Valéria Machado Galvão Pauliana Valéria Machado Galvão Anália Nusya de Medeiros Garcia Anália Nusya de Medeiros Garcia Dartiu Xavier da Silveira Dartiu Xavier da Silveira Factorial and construct validity of Portuguese version (Brazil) Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale SciELO journals 2018 Brazil behavior addictive human psychometrics 2018-05-16 02:50:30 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Factorial_and_construct_validity_of_Portuguese_version_Brazil_Bergen_Facebook_Addiction_Scale/6273125 <div><p>ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate factorial and construct validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS-BR). Methods A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brazilian Portuguese versions of Online Cognition Scale (OCS-BR) and of BFAS-BR were applied to a sample of Health Undergraduate (n = 356). Construct validity evidences were verified through the Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Discriminant validity was examined by correlational analysis between the version of the BFAS-BR and OCS-BR. Results Proposed factorial model of BFAS did not present a good quality adjustment. So, a model restructuring was necessary from behavioral addiction theoretical views and new model presented satisfactory adjustment quality and construct validity evidence. Correlation between both tested scales was strong (ρ = 0.707) and, therefore, they measure the same construct. Conclusion The BFAS-BR show adequate factorial and construct validity.</p></div>