Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 02, 2021
Last Modified: January 12, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the 9-item Social Media Disorder Scale by Van Den Eijnden et al (2016).
Van Den Eijnden, R.J.J.M., Lemmens, J.S., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2016). The Social Media Disorder Scale, Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 478-487.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.038.
0.5 minutes
The scale consists of 9 items, one for each of the following 9 problem areas:
Preoccupation: … regularly found that you can't think of anything else but the moment that you will be able to use social media again?
Tolerance: … regularly felt dissatisfied because you wanted to spend more time on social media?
Withdrawal: … often felt bad when you could not use social media?
Persistence: … tried to spend less time on social media, but failed?
Displacement: … regularly neglected other activities (e.g. hobbies, sport) because you wanted to use social media?
Problem: … regularly had arguments with others because of your social media use?
Deception: … regularly lied to your parents or friends about the amount of time you spend on social media?
Escape: … often used social media to escape from negative feelings?
Conflict: … had serious conflict with your parents, brother(s) or sister(s) because of your social media use?
( these are the 9 areas assessed to diagnose 'Internet Gaming Disorder' according to the DSM-V.
Van Den Eijnden et al (2016) argue that the same problem areas should be assessed for the related Social Media Disorder
as they can both be considered forms of 'Internet addictions'.)
Each question is answered on a yes/no scale.
File Name: smd_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| smdTotalScore | Sums up the responses to the 9 items (Range: 0-9) A score of 5 or higher is seen as indicative of fulfilling a formal diagnosis of Social Media Disorder (Van Den Eijnden et al (2016, p.479)) + responses to the individual 9 items |
File Name: smd.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: yes (1) - no (0) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | Instructions on each page | |
| presentFeedback | True = participants get feedback regarding their score false = no feedback is provided | true |