The wild west of measurement: Exploring problematic technology use cut off scores and their relation to psychosocial and behavioural outcomes in adolescence

作者：

Highlights：

• Polythetic scoring techniques elicit high proportions of problematic users.

• Different outcomes based on how problematic social media & smartphone use are scored.

• No difference in outcomes in high problematic online gaming groups compared to others.

摘要

•Polythetic scoring techniques elicit high proportions of problematic users.•Different outcomes based on how problematic social media & smartphone use are scored.•No difference in outcomes in high problematic online gaming groups compared to others.

论文关键词：Problematic use,Measurement,Smartphones,Social media,Internet gaming disorder,Adolescents

论文评审过程：Received 4 March 2021, Revised 11 July 2021, Accepted 23 July 2021, Available online 24 July 2021, Version of Record 27 July 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106965