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The TikTok Addiction Scale: Development and validation.
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- The Psychometric Validity of the TikTok Addiction Scale Turkish Version: The Relationship between TikTok Addiction, Stress, and Personality.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2026Article
- From short-form video addiction to burnout: exploring the role of emotional enhancement (TikTok brain) and perceived video-attributed attentional decline through the I-PACE model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The binge scrolling scale measures excessive scrolling through a validated three-factor structure.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Problematic TikTok Use and Procrastination, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem: A Moderation Analysis by Sex and Generation.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Association Between TikTok Use and Anxiety, Depression, and Sleepiness Among Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- Association between problematic TikTok use and mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.AIMS public health · 2025Review
- Development and Initial Validation of a Brief Measure of TikTok Addiction in a Multi-Country Sample.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Background: There is an absence of valid and specific psychometric tools to assess TikTok addiction. Considering that the use of TikTok is increasing rapidly and the fact that TikTok addiction may be a different form of social media addiction, there is an urge for a valid tool to measure TikTok addiction. Objective: To develop and validate a tool to measure TikTok addiction. Methods: First, we performed an extensive literature review to create a pool of items to measure TikTok addiction. Then, we employed a panel of experts from different backgrounds to examine the content validity of the initial set of items. We examined face validity by performing cognitive interviews with TikTok users and calculating the item-level face validity index. Our study population included 429 adults who have been TikTok users for at least the last 12 months. We employed exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to examine the construct validity of the TikTok Addiction Scale (TTAS). We examined the concurrent validity by using the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10). We used Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's Omega, Cohen's kappa, and intraclass correlation coefficient to examine reliability. Results: We found that the TTAS is a six-factor 15-item scale with robust psychometric properties. Factor analysis revealed a six-factor structure, (1) salience, (2) mood modification, (3) tolerance, (4) withdrawal symptoms, (5) conflict, and (6) relapse, which accounted for 80.70% of the total variance. The concurrent validity of the TTAS was excellent since we found significant correlations between TTAS and BSMAS, PHQ-4, and BFI-10. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega for the TTAS were 0.911 and 0.914, respectively. Conclusion: The TTAS appears to be a short, easy-to-use, and valid scale to measure TikTok addiction. Considering the limitations of our study, we recommend the translation and validation of the TTAS in other languages and populations to further examine the validity of the scale.
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