Lack of measurement invariance in a widely used Facebook addiction scale may thwart progress in research on social-network-use disorder: A cross-cultural study

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Highlights：

• Social-network-use disorder is increasingly recognized as a genuine addiction.

• Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) is widely used in addiction research.

• BFAS validity was tested in different countries, age groups, and cohorts.

• The scale showed a lack of measurement invariance across different samples.

• Studies using BFAS are cross-culturally incomparable and not generalizable.

摘要

•Social-network-use disorder is increasingly recognized as a genuine addiction.•Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) is widely used in addiction research.•BFAS validity was tested in different countries, age groups, and cohorts.•The scale showed a lack of measurement invariance across different samples.•Studies using BFAS are cross-culturally incomparable and not generalizable.

论文关键词：Behavioral addiction,Facebook addiction,Measurement invariance,Social-network-use disorder,Social networking sites addiction,Validity

论文评审过程：Received 22 January 2021, Revised 1 December 2021, Accepted 3 December 2021, Available online 4 December 2021, Version of Record 7 December 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107132