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>