Design and validation of the digital well-being scale
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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/16365Keywords:
well-being, digital, scale development, onlineAbstract
As the reliance on digital products and services continue to increase, there arises the need to measure and understand how the use of digital devices affects our well-being. In order to do so, the researchers attempted to create and validate an instrument. The items for the instrument were identified through an extensive review of literature, followed by a brainstorming session. The statements were then validated by a panel of experts, post which the instrument was administered, and the data was collected and analyzed for reliability and validity. The final instrument returned a Cronbach’s alpha score of 0.921, indicating high reliability. The validity of the instrument was also established through a confirmatory factor analysis.
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