Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

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Highlights：

• Different types of technology usage scales (e.g., gaming, smartphone, social media) all align with a single construct.

• Technology usage scales lack construct and discriminate validity.

• Technology usage scales rarely follow best practices during development or validation.

摘要

•Different types of technology usage scales (e.g., gaming, smartphone, social media) all align with a single construct.•Technology usage scales lack construct and discriminate validity.•Technology usage scales rarely follow best practices during development or validation.

论文关键词：Measurement,Screen time,Self-report,Social media,Smartphones,Technology use,Validity,Video games

论文评审过程：Received 21 April 2021, Revised 14 January 2022, Accepted 20 January 2022, Available online 31 January 2022, Version of Record 26 April 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107206