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Ali-Yousuf Digital Detox Need Scale: Development and Validation

Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2 31 Ağustos 2025
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Ali-Yousuf Digital Detox Need Scale: Development and Validation

Abstract

The current study aimed to develop and validate a very short Digital Detox Need Scale to assess the need for digital detox to avoid stress posed by constant job-related notifications on personal devices (cell-phones) and educational technology in academic settings (Personal Computers or PC’s in educational institutes) among teachers. A mixed-method approach involving qualitative interviews (n = 96), a feedback pilot study (n = 87) with a committee approach, a scale development study (n = 172), and a validation study (n = 308) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. The scale was validated with 4 other scales i.e. it showed a strong convergent validity with global job satisfaction scale and teacher’s burnout scale, showed a strong predictive validity with the love of life scale and strong discriminant validity with the compulsive eating scale. The final scale revealed two subscales each having 3 items: Detox Coping Need and Detox Work Satisfaction Need. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (α = .864). The scale offers a reliable and robust instrument for assessing digital detox needs and helping to enhance teachers’ well-being in the educational environment for counsellors and educational psychologists.

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Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma için etik komite onayı Sardogha Üniversitesi’nden (Tarih: 9 Eylül 2023, Sayı: 09-23/ 05-24) alınmıştır

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Test, Ölçme ve Psikometri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Şubat 2025

Kabul Tarihi

9 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Haider, A. H., & Yousuf, M. (2025). Ali-Yousuf Digital Detox Need Scale: Development and Validation. Journal of Psychometric Research, 3(2), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994560

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