The Swedish version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale: A psychometric evaluation among adolescents
Malin Jakobsson, Gunilla Björling, Anders Broström, Karina Huus, Marit Eriksson, Staffan Bengtsson, Mark D Griffiths, Amir Pakpour · 2026
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Malin Jakobsson and seven co-authors tested a Swedish version of a known social media addiction scale for teenagers, in this 2026 study. The scale is widely used to flag problem use, but no checked Swedish form existed for this age group. Six hundred fifty-eight students aged thirteen to seventeen from three schools filled it in.
Two ways of checking agreed the scale holds together. A two-part structure fit best: two surface signs, salience and tolerance, split from four core signs such as withdrawal and conflict. Both parts scored steady. The scale behaved the same for boys and girls and for Swedish-born and foreign-born students. Scores tied sensibly to time online and to mood symptoms. The authors offer the scale for school and clinic use in Sweden.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Malin Jakobsson, Gunilla Björling, Anders Broström, Karina Huus, Marit Eriksson, Staffan Bengtsson, Mark D Griffiths, Amir Pakpour |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |